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Assassination in Lyon

Name: Assassination in Lyon
Start: 1894-06-24
End: 1894-06-24
Location: Lyon

When: 24 June 1894
Where: Lyon
Part of: Assassination of President Sadi Carnot, 1894

Italian anarchist Sante Caserio stabbed President Sadi Carnot in Lyon on 24 June 1894, following a banquet speech.

Caserio, a refugee, traveled to Lyon to deter police. After Carnot spoke at the Palais du Commerce, Caserio stabbed him on the Rue de la République. The act was part of the Ère des attentats, a period of political violence.

Sources

Assassination of Sadi Carnot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
Sadi Carnot (statesman) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10

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