Sir Arthur Charles, Speaker of the Legislative Council of Aden, was assassinated on 1 September 1965, during the Aden Emergency.
| Assassination of Sir Arthur Charles | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aden |
| Date | 1 September 1965 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Perpetrators | NLF |
Charles was shot at least three times, reportedly by two men, as he was entering his car after playing at the Sierra Tennis Club in Crater. He was immediately taken to a hospital, but died on the operating table.[1][2]
Charles had been in Aden since 1959 and was knighted in June 1965.[3][4]
The assassination happened only a few days after the Assassination of Harry Barrie. None of the thirteen man Aden State Legislative Council condemned the assassination out of fear of reprisals if they did.[5]
References
edit- ^ Contemporary newspaper report accessed 9 March 2015
- ^ "Aden speaker killed by terrorists". The Guardian. 2 September 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "ADEN MURDER Police hunt gunmen". The Canberra Times. 3 September 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Adenis told: avoid the British". The Guardian. 7 September 1965. p. 9.