1901: The assassination of President William McKinley
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2006 22:02
An account of assassination of the President of the United States, William McKinley, by young Detroit-born anarchist, Leon Czolgosz.
Shusui, Kotoko, 1871-1911
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 15 2006 15:02
A short biography of journalist Kotoku Shusui, who helped introduce anarchism to Japan and was executed for treason.
Stuart Christie's account of his actions in a Franco assassination attempt, 1964
An extract of Stuart Christie's book Granny Made Me An Anarchist which describes his involvement in an attempt to assassinate Spanish dictator General Franco. He describes his experiences from picking up the plastic explosive in France to his arrest by Franco's police in Spain.
1982: The death of Neil Roberts
Submitted by libcom on May 23 2006 13:57
A short account of a little known political death in New Zealand. In 1982, an anarchist punk rocker attempted to blow up the Wanganui police computer. He blew himself up in the process.
Sbardellotto, Angelo Pellegrino, 1907-1932
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 16 2006 13:08
A short biography of Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, Italian anarchist and coal miner who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Benito Mussolini but was arrested and executed.
Wilckens, Kurt Gustav, 1886-1923
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 14 2006 13:44
A short biography of German-born anarchist Kurt Gustav Wilckens, who assassinated the man responsible for the deaths of 1,500 workers, and whose murder provoked a general strike.
Radowitzky, Simon, 1891-1956
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 18 2006 09:57
A biography of Ukrainian-born anarchist Simon Radowitzky, who assassinated a police chief responsible for the killings of workers.
Lucetti, Gino, 1900-1943
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 21 2005 15:44
A short biography of the Italian anarchist, Gino Lucetti, who tried to assassinate the world’s first fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, in 1926.
The Personal Act - Pannekoek
Submitted by libcom on Jul 28 2005 11:16
Anton Pannekoek writes on the burning of the Reichstag by council communist Marinus Van Der Lubbe (and other possible accomplices) - and discusses what value there is in the tactic of destroying products of bourgeois culture.
You can't blow up a social relationship - the anarchist case against terrorism
A clear explanation of why anarchists oppose terrorism, and why terrorism or propaganda by deed can be of no benefit to the working class, as capitalism is a social relationship, not a group of bad individuals.
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