Assassination of Jorge Montt Álvarez
Assassination of Jorge Montt Álvarez | |
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Location | Antonio-Cylon Main Theater, San Miguel de Martínez, Rakeo, Creeperopolis |
Date | 1 May 1867 |
Target | Captain General Jorge Montt Álvarez |
Attack type | Assassination, bombing |
Weapons | "Arjena" bomb |
Deaths | 23 |
Injured | 36 |
Perpetrators | Rakeoian Sovereignty Front |
Assailants | Josuo Havat Rajano Cevey Ana Genati |
No. of participants | 3 |
Motive | Anti-Creeperian sentiment Anti-colonial sentiment |
The assassination of Jorge Guillermo y José Montt Álvarez occurred on 1 May 1867 at the Antonio-Cylon Main Theater in San Miguel de Martínez, Rakeo, which at the time, was a colony of Creeperopolis. The assassination was carried out by three members of the Rakeoian Sovereignty Front (RSF) as a part of the group's efforts to overthrow the Creeperian military government governing the territory and attain independence for Rakeo.
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Background
Plot
Assassination
Assailants
Josuo Havat
Josuo Havat (July 12 1836 – ???) was a bartender at a local establishment. He joined the Rakeoian Sovereignty Front two years prior to the attack, citing grievances with the authorities' handling of a family dispute, as well as resentment towards Creeperans and Catholics, who he saw as harming his field of employment.
Rajano Cevey
Rajano Cevey (4 January 1825 – died) was a chemist studying applications of explosive in mining. He was responsible for creation of the bomb the according to testimony from the two other assailants. His motives for joining the RSF are unknown.
Ana Genati
Ana Genati (2 April 1847 – ???) was a servant of a nearby Creeperan-owned estate. In her testimony, said that she was hired for a large sum of money to "cause a disturbance" in front of the theater, and was not aware of exactly aware of the details. In later questioning, this was contradicted.