List of assassinations in Africa

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This is a list of notable people who have been assassinated in Africa.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)Notes117 BCHiempsal, co ruler of NumidiaHiempsal's death was ordered by his cousin, Jugurtha. December 24, 1942François Darlan, former Head of Government of Vichy France and High Commissioner of France in AfricaFernand Bonnier de La ChapelleMarch 4, 1957Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Algerian nationalist and FLN leaderHanged by French Army officers under Paul Aussaresses; his death was initially passed off as a suicide. March 23, 1957Larbi Tbessi, nationalist and president of the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema Thrown from a building by French Army officers under Paul Aussaresses; at the time, his death was passed off as a suicide. June 21, 1957Maurice Audin, Pied noir and PC militantMarch 15, 1962Mouloud Feraoun, writerOrganisation armée secrèteJuly 8, 1976Gaston Marie Jacquier, Catholic bishopAbdessalam AbdelkaderStabbed in a crowded Algiers street while wearing full clerical attire. The assassin had a history of psychiatric problems, but was suspected by some to have been religiously motivated. February 3, 1987Mustafa Bouyali, Islamic fundamentalistAmbushed by Algerian security services. June 29, 1992Mohamed Boudiaf, Chairman of the High Council of StateLembarek BoumaârafiShot at Annaba. June 2, 1993Tahar Djaout, journalist, poet and authorKilled by the Armed Islamic Group. August 21, 1993Kasdi Merbah, former Prime Minister of AlgeriaMarch 10, 1994Abdelkader Alloula, playwrightKilled by two members of the Islamic Front for Armed Jihad. September 29, 1994Cheb Hasni, singerDecember 3, 1994Saïd Mekbel, journalistAssassinated with a car bomb in Aïn Bénian. September 28, 1995Aboubakr Belkaid, former ministerMay 21, 1996Seven Trappist monks of TibérineThe monks were kidnapped by the Armed Islamic Group in March 1996, and reportedly executed on May 21; others claim that the monks were accidentally killed by the Algerian army. See Assassination of the monks of Tibhirine. August 1, 1996Pierre Lucien Claverie, Catholic bishop of OranOctober 22, 1996Ali Boucetta, Mayor of AlgiersJanuary 28, 1997Abdelhak Benhamouda, trade unionistJune 25, 1998Lounès Matoub, Berberist singerNovember 22, 1999Abdelkader Hachani, Islamic fundamentalistFouad BoulemiaFouad Boulemia, a member of the Armed Islamic Group, was convicted for Hachani's murder and sentenced to death, but was later released.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesNovember 2, 1992Jeremias Chitunda, Vice President of UNITAKilled by government troops as part of the Halloween Massacre. November 2, 1992Elias Salupeto Pena, UNITA senior advisorKilled by government troops as part of the Halloween Massacre. February 22, 2002Jonas Savimbi, founder and leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of AngolaHis death marked the end of the Angolan Civil War

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesOctober 15, 1987Thomas Sankara, Head of State of Burkina FasoKilled in the 1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état organised by Blaise Compaoré. December 13, 1998Norbert Zongo, journalist

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesOctober 13, 1961Louis Rwagasore, Prime Minister of BurundiGeorges KageorgisJanuary 15, 1965Pierre Ngendandumwe, Prime Minister of BurundiDecember 15, 1965Joseph Bamina, Prime Minister of BurundiKilled during the 1965 Burundian coup d'état attemptApril 29, 1972Ntare V Ndizeye, deposed King of BurundiOctober 21, 1993Melchior Ndadaye, President of Burundi, founder of the Burundi Workers' PartyOverthrown and killed in the 1993 Burundian coup d'état attemptMarch 11, 1995Ernest Kabushemeye, Minister for Mines and Energy September 9, 1996Joachim Ruhuna, Roman Catholic archbishop of GitegaNovember 20, 2001Kassi Manlan, World Health Organization representativeMurdered in a conspiracy after discovering that aid money was being diverted into private accounts. January 1, 2017Emmanuel Niyonkuru, Minister of Water and the EnvironmentAssassinated in Bujumbura.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesMay 29, 1978Ali Soilih, former President of ComorosKilled after being overthrown in a coupNovember 26, 1989Ahmed Abdallah, President of ComorosOverthrown in a coup. June 13, 2010Combo Ayouba, army chief of staff and former interim head of state

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesMarch 18, 1977Marien Ngouabi, President of the CongoBarthélemy Kikadidi and othersShot in Brazzaville. March 23, 1977Émile Cardinal Biayenda, Roman Catholic archbishop of BrazzavilleAbducted and killed by soldiersMarch 25, 1977Alphonse Massamba Débat, former President of the CongoKilled for his alleged involvement in the murder of President NgouabiAugust 28, 2004Angèle Bandou, former presidential candidate

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesSeptember 19, 2002Émile Boga Doudou, Minister of State for the Interior and DecentralizationKilled in a coup that started the First Ivorian Civil WarSeptember 19, 2002Robert Guéï, former President of Ivory Coast. Killed in a coup that started the First Ivorian Civil WarSeptember 19, 2002Rose Doudou Guéï, wife of Robert Guéï and former First Lady of Ivory Coast. Killed in a coup that started the First Ivorian Civil War

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)Notes 1962Amenemhat I, Pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of EgyptThe identity of the assassin is unknown and the fact of the assassination is not entirely certain. Nevertheless, it is accepted as likely that he was killed in his bedchamber by members of his bodyguard as described in the Instructions of Amenemhat. The assassination of Amenemhat I is commonly cited as the first recorded political assassination in history. 1155Ramesses III, Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of EgyptTiye, Pebekkamen, and other members of the Harem conspiracyCT scans of his mummy show the king's throat was cut in the course of the assassination. The conspirators, who were attempting to install Tiye's son Pentawer on the throne, failed, and (according to the Judicial Papyrus of Turin) were tried and sentenced to death by the government of Ramesses's intended successor Ramesses IV. 48Pompey the Great, Roman general and politicianAchillas, Lucius Septimius Salvius, and Julius Caesar1121Al Afdal Shahanshah, vizier of Fatimid Egypt1130Al Amir bi Ahkami l Lah, Fatimid CaliphOctober 24, 1260Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of EgyptBaybarsJune 14, 1800Jean Baptiste Kléber, French generalSuleiman al HalabiFebruary 20, 1910Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of EgyptIbrahim Nassif al WardaniNovember 19, 1924Sir Lee Stack, Governor General of the Anglo Egyptian SudanNovember 6, 1944Walter Edward Guinness, Lord Moyne, the UK's Minister Resident in the Middle EastEliyahu Hakim, a member of Zionist group LehiFebruary 24, 1945Ahmed Maher Pasha, Prime Minister of EgyptMustafa Essawy January 5, 1946Amin Osman, Former minister of finance. A group of Egyptian army officers including Anwar Sadat. December 28, 1948Mahmud Fahmi Nokrashi, Prime Minister of EgyptAbdel Meguid Ahmed HassanFebruary 12, 1949Hassan al Banna, founder of the Muslim BrotherhoodNovember 28, 1971Wasfi al Tal, Prime Minister of JordanShot by members of Black September during a visit to Cairo. March 2, 1975Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Assistant Government MinisterJanuary 3, 1980Joy Adamson, conservationistAugust 20, 1989George Adamson, conservationistFebruary 13, 1990Robert Ouko, Foreign MinisterDisappeared on February 12–13; found dead on February 16. May 16, 1998Seth Sendashonga, former interior minister of RwandaAugust 23, 2000John Anthony Kaiser, Roman Catholic priestMarch 5, 2009Oscar Kamau Kingara, human rights activistMarch 5, 2009John Paul Oulo, human rights activist

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesApril 12, 1980William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of LiberiaKilled in the 1980 Liberian coup d'état led by Samuel Doe in Trois Boutiques. November 25, 1971Fareed Muttur, Political activist (MMM)November 25, 1971Azor Adelaide, Dock worker and political activist (MMM)1986Cyril de Guardia, Raymond Desvaux de Marigny and Ambicaduth Sooknundun (Medine Sugar Estate executives)Sténio Hervel (alias Piou Piou)Piou Piou Hervel murders1996Babal Joomun, Zulfikar Bheeky and Yousouf Moorad Political activists (Labour Party)Escadron de la mortGorah Issac murders

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesFebruary 3, 1969Eduardo Mondlane, anti colonial activist and leader of the pro independence FRELIMO movementKilled by a parcel bombAugust 17, 1982Ruth First, South African communistKilled by a parcel bomb sent by South African PoliceNovember 22, 2000Carlos Cardoso, journalistNyimpine Chissano and Anibal dos SantosShot while investigating allegations of corruption in Mozambique's largest bank. Chissano and dos Santos were charged with orchestrating the murder.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesMarch 27, 1978Clemens Kapuuo, Herero chief and politicianSeptember 12, 1989Anton Lubowski, leading white SWAPO activistShot in front of his home in central Windhoek, allegedly by members of the government's Civilian Co Operation Bureau.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesApril 9, 1999Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of NigerAmbushed by soldiers. July 2, 2016Gideon Aremu, Oyo State legislator and lawmaker.

DateVictim(s)Assassin(s)NotesDecember 1896King Mibambwe IV RutarindwaDied in the aftermath of the Rucunshu CoupDecember 26, 1985Dian Fossey, primatologistPossibly killed by gorilla poachers. April 6, 1994Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of BurundiPlane carrying the two leaders shot down by unknown attackers with a surface to air missile. The attack was the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide.31 July 1981Joe Gqabi, South African ANC activistSouth African Defence Force24 March 1983Attati Mpakati, Malawian dissident22 May 2008Tonderai Ndira, member of the Movement for Democratic Change