Political figures who survived assassination attempts

Ronald Reagan - One of the bullets ricocheted off the presidential limousine and hit Reagan in the chest, but he survived. Turns out Hinkley was obsessed with Foster, so he carried out an attack similar to what Robert De Niro's character does in the movie 'Taxi Driver' (which also stars Foster) just to get her attention.

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Franklin Roosevelt - On February 15, 1933, gunman Giuseppe Zangara attended Roosevelt's speech in Miami, during which he decided to climb on to a chair to see the US President-elect more clearly as he shot at him.

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Franklin Roosevelt - The crowd got hold of him after he fired the first shot, but he still managed to fire his gun another four times, hitting five bystanders, including the Mayor of Chicago Anton Cermak, who died a few weeks later from the wounds.

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Vladimir Putin - On election day in 2008, a man carrying sniper and Kalashnikov assault rifles was arrested in a flat near Moscow's St Basil's Cathedral, where Putin was due to give a speech.

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Vladimir Putin - Twenty-four-year-old Tajik Shakhvelad Osmanov had rented that flat as it offered a clear line of view to the cathedral stage, where Putin would be standing.

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Khaled Mashal - On September 25, 1997, Mashal, who at the time was the Jordanian branch chief of Palestinian party Hamas, was ordered to be killed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in retaliation for the Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings in Jerusalem.

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Khaled Mashal - One of the hired agents injected a toxin into Mashal's ear as he entered his office, and he eventually survived after King Hussein of Jordan and then-US President Bill Clinton convinced Netanyahu to hand out the antidote.

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Prince Philip - A spy has revealed that the IRA tried to kill Prince Philip back in 1973 during a trip to Australia.

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Prince Philip - The mission was aborted after two bombs were discovered just minutes shy of his motorcade driving by Sydney's Central Station.

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Ahmed Dogan - While Bulgarian political leader Ahmed Dogan was delivering a speech at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia in January 2013, a gunman approached the podium and pointed the weapon at him.

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Luckily, the gun failed to shoot and the assailant was tackled to the ground and arrested on the spot. The entire incident was captured on camera.

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Political figures who survived assassination attempts

These failed attempts could have changed the course of history

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LIFESTYLE Assassination attempts

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has just survived an assassination attempt after his convoy was attacked with an explosive device on the way to his office in Khartoum. Though it isn't clear who was behind the attack, Hamdok is leading a precarious transition to civilian rule for Sudan after being appointed last August following the overthrow of long-time President Omar al-Bashir. "We paid a hefty price for this revolution for a better tomorrow and for sustainable peace. Our revolution should always be guarded by its peacefulness," Hamdok tweeted, adding that this attempt on his life will only accelerate change.

He is the latest to join a long list of political figures who survived murder attempts. Click through this gallery to discover others.