Which president survived two assassination attempts, both by women, in a 17 day period?
Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro Rafael Trujillo, Patrice Lumumba and Ngo Dinh Diem. The Church Committee rejected political assassination as a foreign policy tool and declared that it was "incompatible with American principle, international order, and morality." It recommended Congress to consider developing a statute to eradicate such or similar practices, which was never introduced. Instead, President Gerald Ford signed in 1976 an Executive Order 11905, which stated that "No employee of the United States government shall engage in, or conspire in, political assassination." Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro The United States' Central Intelligence Agency made over 600 attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro during his
Assassination attempts on Alexander Ankvab a life sentence for him. Assassination attempts on Alexander Ankvab Alexander Ankvab, who was a President of Abkhazia from 2011 to 2014, has survived six assassination attempts since becoming Prime Minister in 2005. Two weeks after having been appointed Prime Minister, Alexander Ankvab's car was fired upon in the evening of 28 February 2005. The car was reportedly hit by 17 bullets, but Ankvab was not harmed as he was traveling in the car of his Vice-Premier Leonid Lakerbaia. No injuries were reported. Newly elected President Sergei Bagapsh blamed the attack on "criminal elements" opposed to reform "who do not