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  2. List of heads of state and government who died in office

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    Such deaths have most often been from natural causes, but there are also cases of assassination, execution, suicide, accident and even death in battle. The list is in chronological order. The name is listed first, followed by the year of death, the country, the name of the office the person held at the time of death, the location of the death ...

  3. List of presidents of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    (Iraq Region) 5 Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006) 1995 2002: 16 July 1979 9 April 2003 [5] 23 years, 267 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) • Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) • — Jay Garner جاي غارنر (born 1938) Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq — 21 April 2003 12 ...

  4. List of presidents of France - Wikipedia

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    (Birth–Death) Term of office; Electoral mandates Time in office Political party 18 Charles de Gaulle [25] (1890–1970) 8 January 1959 28 April 1969 10 years, 110 days Union for the New Republic (renamed Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic in 1967) 1958, 1965: Leader of the Free French Forces, 1940–1944.

  5. List of heads of state and government who were assassinated ...

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    team of rafiqs from the Order of Assassins: Harald Gille: King of Norway: December 14, 1136: Bergen Norway: Sigurd Slembe: Eric II: King of Denmark: September 18, 1137: Urnohoved Denmark: Murdered by Sorte Plov during a Ting [93] Al-Rashid: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate: June 6, 1138: Mosul or Isfahan: Abbasid Caliphate: a team of men in his ...

  6. List of heads of state of France - Wikipedia

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    His death, however, was followed by a 3-year-long civil war that ended with the Treaty of Verdun. Modern France developed from West Francia, while East Francia became the Holy Roman Empire and later Germany. Louis the Pious made many divisions of the Carolingian Empire during his lifetime.

  7. List of heads of state and government who were sentenced to death

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    Sentenced to death, died in uncertain circumstances before sentence was carried out Saddam Hussein Iraq: April 28, 1937: President (1979–2003) December 30, 2006: Executed by hanging Sima Chi: China (Western Jin) 284: Emperor (307 to 311) March 14, 313: Executed prisoner of war Sima Ye: China (Western Jin) 300: Emperor (313 to 316) February 7, 318

  8. List of assassinations by the United States - Wikipedia

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    Deputy leader of external operations for Al-Qaeda. 2012-01-10 Drone strike. [6] Bader Mansoor: Leader of an Al-Qaeda affiliate. 2012-02-09 Drone strike. [6] Abu Yahya al-Libi: Senior member of Al-Qaeda. 2012-06-04 Mir Ali: Pakistan: Libya: Drone strike. [6] Usman Adil: Leader of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. 2012-04-29 Drone strike. [6] Abdul ...

  9. Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia

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    He was the de facto leader of Iraq some years before he formally came to power in 1979. [101] He slowly began to consolidate his power over Iraq's government and the Ba'ath party. [101] Relationships with fellow party members were carefully cultivated, and Saddam soon accumulated a powerful circle of support within the party. [101]