Historical Events tagged with "irishpolitics"
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Crime & Law
Burke and Cavendish Assassinated in Dublin
May 6th, 1882 142 years ago
Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish were assassinated in Phoenix Park, Dublin by members of the Fenian movement, a radical Irish nationalist group. The two officials were on a walk in the park when they were ambushed and stabbed multiple times. The attack was politically motivated, aiming to oppose British rule in Ireland and was part of a broader agenda of violent resistance. Shortly after the incident, the assassins fled the scene, leading to a widespread manhunt and increased tensions in Irish-British relations.
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