Murder in New York: Malcolm X and the birth of Afro-Americanism
Malcolm Little rose from a broken home and life in reformatories and prison to become a leader of African Americans and later to represent oppressed people, irrespective of race and religion. He preached contradictory messages of peace and violent a...
Death in Memphis: the mysterious assassination of Martin Luther King
In April, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King was at the height of his public popularity. But J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, had an obsessional hatred of King and was determined to silence him. On April 4th, King was assassinated with one perfect s...
Duel in Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto : between the mosque and the military
Since its independence in 1947, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been torn between civil rule and military dictatorship. We'll see that Benazir Bhutto's life is a reflection of Pakistan's turbulent history as she is elected the first female rule...
The end of a Columbian dream: denying the assassination of Jorge Gaitán
On April 9, 1948, Jorge Gaitan, the popular opposition leader to the Columbian oligarchy, was shot dead. In two days, 5,000 rioters died in the ruins of the city. No serious investigation into Gaitan's assassination was conducted until now.
Coup d'état in Santiago: the last days of Salvador Allende
Democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende barricaded himself in the presidential palace on September 11, 1973 during the military coup d'etat. Rather than surrender, Allende chose to commit suicide. Those present explain events in th...
Bloody Monday: Lord Mountbatten and the IRA
Discover how Lord Louis Mountbatten - celebrated navel hero, last Viceroy of India, supporter of Mahatma Ghandi, and cousin to the Queen of England - became part of what is now known as Bloody Monday when his motor boat was blown to pieces by an IRA...
Death of a pharaoh: Anwar Al Sadat and the holy warriors
Anwar al Sadat's historic peace efforts with Israel cost him his life. The President of Egypt's settlement was halted in dramatic style during a military parade on the morning of October 6, 1981. This program traces the events leading up to his assa...
Black Tuesday in Baghdad: who killed Sergio Vieira de Mello and his UN team?
On August 19th, 2003, a bomb destroyed one side of the headquarters of the UN peace mission in Baghdad. The head of the mission, UN Special Representative Sergio Vieira de Mello, and many of his team, died or were injured. An analysis of the context...
Fratricide in Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara and French Africa
Thomas Sankara rose to lead Burkina Faso through a bloody Marxist revolution and just a few years later on October 15, 1987 the tables were turned. But was Sankara's death the result of an internal power struggle or French colonial powers protecting...
Murder in Stockholm: who killed Olof Palme?
Sweden's Prime Minister, Olof Palme, was as uncompromising with the White House as he was with the Kremlin. His startling viewpoints earned him many enemies. On February 28, 1986, he was shot dead in the heart of Stockholm. To this day the assassina...