Gennaro Rubino was an Italiananarchist who unsuccesfully tried to assassinate King Leopold II of Belgium. Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... King Leopold II Leopold II, King of the Belgians (Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (April 9, 1835–December 17, 1909), succeeded his father, Leopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. ...
On November 15, 1902, Italian anarchistGennaroRubino unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate King Leopold.
Rubino's shots missed Leopold entirely and Rubino was immediately arrested at the scene.
In Belgian domestic politics Leopold emphasized military defense as the basis of neutrality, but he was unable to obtain a universal conscription law until on his death bed.
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