Assassination of King Veki I of Tavaluda

King Veki I of Tavaluda and his wife, Queen Consort Ano, were assassinated on October 25th 1928 by the far-right secret organization Ts'iteli Tvali ("Red Eye") while being driven on a tour of the capital city of Tavaluda's southernmost province, Kunîskusek, Sumoludanesîskusek, near to the Red Bridge, a popular landmark in the city.

The assassination was planned by the Executive Committee of the organization, chiefly by Aleksandre Nazarbayini. Of the three assassins coordinated by Anano Karimina, two of them actually committed the deed. One assassin, Zêbrês̄ek C̄atokxatîn, threw a bomb at the passenger side of the car, which damaged the vehicle, killing both himself and the Queen Consort, while prompting the injured King to dismount. At this point a second assassin, Davit-Anri Usenini, shot Veki I at close range, killing him instantly. The driver of the car, Kel Gêđu, having been thrown from the car and knocked unconscious after the explosion, was the only survivor of those targeted.

Conspirators
Nazarbayini and his accomplices believed that the assassination of Veki I could provoke a political or social revolution by ethnic Artimijans to overthrow the local Tavafalek rulers and declare an independent Artimijan State. Many historians consider the assassination to be the beginning of a period in Tavaludan history dubbed the "Black Decade".