Assassination of Sir Arthur Charles
| Assassination of Sir Arthur Charles | |||||
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| Part of Aden Emergency | |||||
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 United Kingdom |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 dead | |||||
The Assassination of Sir Arthur Charles took place on 1 September 1965 during the Aden Emergency. Charles was the speaker of the Aden State Legislative Assembly. He was shot in Wednesday night outside a tennis club by Hasan al-Zagand died shortly afterwards.[1] Charles had been in Aden since 1959 and was knighted in June 1965.[2]
References
- ↑ Contemporary newspaper report accessed 9 March 2015
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