murder of William McKinley

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The murder of William McKinley was the 1901 assassination of the 25th U.S. president, carried out by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and leading to McKinley’s death and Theodore Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination
historical event
political assassination
hasAlternativeName McKinley assassination
assassination of William McKinley
hasCasualties 1 fatality
hasCauseOfDeath gangrene from bullet wounds
hasContext Pan-American Exposition of 1901 NERFINISHED
U.S. Progressive Era NERFINISHED
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasDate 1901-09-06
hasGovernmentResponse crackdown on anarchist organizations in the United States
increased Secret Service role in presidential protection
hasHistoricalPeriod early 20th century
hasInjured William McKinley NERFINISHED
hasLegacy influenced future presidential security protocols in the United States
hasLocation Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
Pan-American Exposition NERFINISHED
Temple of Music NERFINISHED
hasMedicalTreatmentLocation Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED
hasMethod shooting
hasMotive anarchism
anti-government sentiment
hasNotableAttendee Ida McKinley NERFINISHED
Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED
hasPerpetrator Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED
hasPerpetratorCitizenship United States NERFINISHED
hasPerpetratorIdeology anarchism
hasPerpetratorName Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED
hasSecurityDetail United States Secret Service NERFINISHED
hasSignificance last U.S. presidential assassination of the 19th-century style political climate
led to Theodore Roosevelt becoming youngest U.S. president at that time
hasSubsequentEvent death of William McKinley on 1901-09-14
execution of Leon Czolgosz
trial of Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED
hasVictim William McKinley NERFINISHED
hasVictimRole President of the United States
hasWeapon revolver
hasYear 1901
ledToVicePresidentBecomingPresident Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED
occurredDuringPresidencyOf William McKinley NERFINISHED
resultedIn death of William McKinley
increased security for U.S. presidents
presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
public backlash against anarchism in the United States
succession of Theodore Roosevelt
targetedOfficeHolder 25th president of the United States

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Leon Czolgosz convictedOf murder of William McKinley
assassination of James A. Garfield followedBy murder of William McKinley
this entity surface form: assassination of William McKinley