Assassinations

thumb|alt=Image of Lincoln being shot by Booth while sitting in a theater booth.|Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin [[John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone.]]

form of assassination carried by governments against their perceived enemies

military strategy aimed at removing the leadership or command and control of a hostile government or group

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