oct 15, 1959 - Stepan Bandera Assassinated
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Stepan Bandera-a Ukrainian politician-was assassinated on the orders of the KGB. These orders were given to defector Bohdan Stashynsky by the KGB head Alexander Shelepin. Bandera was the leader of a militant, Ukrainian independence group.
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