Violent Political Individual
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A Violent Political Individual is an individual person who is a violent political actor (who use political violence to achieve political goals).
- Context:
- They may act independently or be affiliated with a larger Violent Political Group or Violent Political Organization.
- They can range from being a State-Sponsored Violent Political Individual to being a Non-State-Sponsored Violent Political Individual.
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- Example(s):
- Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, an act that is considered to have been instrumental in the start of World War I.
- Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber), who engaged in a bombing campaign in the United States to promote his anti-technology ideology.
- Anders Behring Breivik, who committed a mass shooting and bombing in Norway in 2011 motivated by far-right extremism.
- a Violent Politician, such as Alexander III of Macedon.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Violent Political Group.
- A Peaceful Political Individual who advocates for change through peaceful means.
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- See: Violent Political Actor, Terrorist, Assassin, Political Violence.