2007-12-28 10:30:40 · 14 answers · asked by Melissa 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Indira Ghandi
Safia Ama Jan (a teacher who ran an underground school system during the Taleban rule in Afghanistan)
The Austrian Empress Sissi (Elisabeth) murdered in 1878
Caesonia, Caligula's wife with her famous husband
2007-12-28 10:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Cabal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kudirat Abiola, Nigeria. 06/04/1996. Second wife of MKO Abiola and campaigner for democracy and human rights.
Safia Ama Jan, Afghanistan. 09/25/2006. Teacher and women's rights advocate.
I think that if you run a search for "assassinated women in history" or something of that nature you will find more.
2007-12-28 19:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides these, there were some unsuccessful attempts on, of all people, Queen Victoria. And if Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots were assassinated, then Marie Antoinette certainly was. However, we don't usually think of Charles I or Louis XVI as having been assassinated, so I wouldn't use that term in reference to any queen who was executed, either, no matter how unjustly.
2007-12-28 19:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Queen Jezebel, King Ahab's wife in Old Testament, She was thrown from balcony. Historically proven.
Sophia Magdalena Scholl, at the age of 21. Executed/assinated by Gestapo for heading resistance movement against Nazis.
Assassination: To treacherously destroy or murder for political reason.
Does assassination ALWAYS indicate "surprise" since many are planned.
Difference between political execution without a trial and assassination?
2007-12-28 18:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by Micheala #1 Fan of WDPLM-2 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Indira Ghandi is the obvious one. It struck me as odd yesterday - the similarities between what has happened to the Bhutto family in Pakistan and the Ghandi/Nehru family in India.
Later - on refection, not 'odd' but a very sad parallel.
2007-12-28 18:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In general, trial and execution of a political figure by the governing power is not considered to be assassination. I would consider Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette to have been merely executed, not assassinated.
Sometimes the wives of assassination victims were killed at the same time (e.g. Caligula's).
2007-12-28 21:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by bonzo_dog 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Empress Elisabeth, Austrian empress. Interesting story.
2007-12-28 18:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Princess Dianna ? .. too controversial ..lol
how about :
PADESHAH KHATUN: Long long time ago (1269 AD), this poetess was the governor of Kerman, a province of south-east Iran, and she was assassinated in 1273. Here is a part of one of her poems composed in Persian:
Man aan zanam keh hameh kaar-e man nekokaarist
Beh zeer-e maghna’eh-e man bassy kolahdaarist
Nah har zani beh dogaz maghna’eh asst kadbaaboo
Nah har sari beh kolaahi sezayeh sardaarist.
And here is the English version of the above poem as translated by this author:
I am a woman of good deed.
Under my veil, I have a head to lead.
Yards of veil won’t convert any woman to a lady of the land.
Nor a hat makes any head worthy of command.
2007-12-28 18:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by newenglandseers.com 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The female line of the Romanovf family in Russia
2007-12-28 18:45:19 · answer #9 · answered by Christine V 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nepal's Queen was killed in 2001. She and the king were shot by the crown prince! He was angry because his mother didn't like his choice of wife.
2007-12-28 18:44:27 · answer #10 · answered by fdm215 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋