# Sadi Carnot assassinated (1894)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1894-sadi-carnot-assassinated
Location: Lyon

An Italian anarchist killed the president amid a wave of political violence. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Jean Casimir-Perier (President of the French Republic). Sadi Carnot assassinated mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Sadi Carnot assassinated mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Jean Casimir-Perier](https://history-france.com/rulers/jean-casimir-perier)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Sadi Carnot assassinated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Sadi+Carnot+assassinated&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Sadi Carnot assassinated](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Sadi+Carnot+assassinated)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)