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Preface
The invention of the camera was great, and it captured many precious moments in history for the world.
Today, I will show you the last photos left by 8 celebrities before they died, in which Chiang Kai-shek's hands are tied to a chair with duct tape, and Lenin is slumped in the chair.
The last photo of Feradimir Ilyich Lenin
This is the last photograph of Lenin before his death, taken in May 1923, when Lenin suffered a stroke and was completely paralyzed on his right side, unable to speak, but still in his mind.
For this photograph, he was immobilized in a wheelchair with doctors and Anna by his side, and eight months after the photograph was taken, Lenin left this world forever.
As we all know, Lenin was the founder of the world's first socialist state and the world's first proletarian ruling party, and he successfully led the October Revolution in Russia, transforming socialism from a scientific theory into a great practice.
In his later years, Lenin's health was severely damaged by the intense revolution and war, and in 1918, he was assassinated, and Lenin was hit by three bullets.
One of the bullets remained in his neck, very close to his spine, about 1 cm, and the medical conditions at the time made it impossible to safely remove the bullets, which left serious sequelae after the removal of the bullets.
He suffered three strokes, resulting in gradual paralysis of the right side, and his speech ability was also impaired, and finally due to the third stroke, he unfortunately died on January 21, 1924, at the age of 54, and this photo became the last photo of him before his death.
Chiang Kai-shek's last photograph before his death
This posed photograph and the last one Chiang Kai-shek left to the world, showing Chiang Kai-shek's hands tied with duct tape to the handles of a chair, taken on July 23, 1973, the wedding day of Chiang Kai-shek's grandson, Chiang Hsiao-yong.
After the wedding, Jiang Xiaoyong took his wife Jiang Fangzhi to the hospital to serve tea to Chiang Kai-shek, and Song Meiling deliberately arranged this scene, because at that time there were endless rumors about Chiang Kai-shek's critical illness on the island of Taiwan.
Since Chiang Kai-shek's defeat and retreat to Taiwan, he has become Taiwan's "soil emperor," and his physical health has always been a concern of people from all walks of life on the island.
Especially on September 16, 1969, Chiang Kai-shek suffered a bizarre car accident and was seriously injured, and since then his body has not recovered.
Because Chiang Kai-shek did not appear in people's field of vision for a long time, rumors began to circulate on the island that he was critically ill, and rumors kept coming, and Chiang Kai-shek's health was indeed deteriorating day by day, and he could no longer walk on the ground.
Song Meiling thought about taking advantage of Jiang Xiaoyong's marriage to let Chiang Kai-shek have a good appearance, in order to be able to sit upright when taking pictures, Song Meiling asked the nurse to tie Chiang Kai-shek to the chair with duct tape, and never took photos again.
On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of a heart attack at his residence in Shilin, Taipei, at the age of 88.
The last photograph of Adolf Hitler
This photograph, taken on April 28, 1945, is said to be the last before Hitler's suicide, showing Hitler (right) and his adjutant Julius Schaub standing at the entrance to the Berlin Chancellery's bunker, observing the ruins of Berlin.
At that time, Berlin was already surrounded by the Allied regiments, and a large number of warplanes attacked Berlin every day, and even the Chancellery was bombarded, which announced that Hitler's end was imminent.
In fact, the fate of Germany's defeat at Stalingrad was already preordained, and Hitler disappeared from the public scene after that.
The death of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave Hitler hope that the war would take a turn for the worse, but as Berlin was constantly surrounded by the Soviet Red Army, he woke up from a dream and lamented: "The war has been defeated, I will stay in Berlin, and as soon as the time comes, I will end my life with a pistol."
On April 28, 1945, Hitler learned that Mussolini, an ally of wartime in Italy, had been captured and shot by the partisans, and on the same day, he learned that his deputy, Himmler, was trying to negotiate with the Allies.
Shortly before midnight, Hitler and her mistress Eva Braun were married in the bunker, and Hitler, who had fulfilled his last wish, committed suicide in the bunker with Eva just a few hours later.
The last photo of John F. Kennedy
The photograph was taken seconds before Kennedy's assassination, and he was assassinated shortly after, when Kennedy, accompanied by his wife, Jacqueline, and Texas Governor John Connery, sped through the streets of Dallas in an open-top car.
From time to time, he greeted the people around him with a smile in the car, and the people also actively waved to him.
Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was widely loved by Americans for his charisma, and although more than half a century has passed since Kennedy's assassination, his influence in the United States is everywhere, and many places are named after him.
On November 22, 1963, in an attempt to win re-election and reconcile divisions within the Democratic Party, the Kennedys traveled to Texas for a public event and were assassinated while driving past Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
The gunman fired three shots at him, two of which hit Kennedy, the first bullet hit an artery in Kennedy's neck, causing blood to flow, and the second bullet hit him in the back of the head, knocking part of his skull flying out and falling on the back of the car.
Although he was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment, only half an hour later, the doctor announced that Kennedy had no hope of survival, and his life was forever fixed at the age of 46.
The last photograph of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
This old photograph shows the aftermath of Gandhi's assassination, with everyone surrounding him and praying for him, as if hoping to save Gandhi's life.
Revered by Indians as "Mahatma Gandhi", Gandhi was the father of the Indian nation and the founder of Gandhiism, a modern political doctrine that advocated nonviolent resistance.
"Posterity will hardly believe that there is a flesh and blood like him alive in the world!" this is the famous physicist Albert Einstein's evaluation of Gandhi.
His spiritual ideas led the country to independence from British colonial rule, and his philosophy of "non-violence" influenced nationalists and international movements for peaceful change around the world.
After the end of World War II, India was divided into two countries, India and Pakistan, and in the face of the conflict between the two countries, Gandhi, who had an important influence on both sides, repeatedly went on hunger strikes to influence them and call for unity.
However, such a man who worked for the independence of the country was assassinated by Hindu diehards.
On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was accompanied by his devotees to attend a prayer meeting, and when he entered the venue, Nathulram, a Hindu diehard hiding in the crowd, fired three shots at Gandhi's chest with a gun, and the bright red blood instantly stained Gandhi's homespun cloth.
Gandhi covered his wound and made his last voice: "Please forgive this poor man", and then the wounded Gandhi was brought to the room, and everyone gathered around him to pray for him, hoping to save his life, so they left this picture, but unfortunately this could not save Gandhi, who died at the age of 79.
The last photo of Princess Diana
This photo is the last photo taken by the paparazzi that belongs to Princess Diana, although it only captures a little of Diana's hair.
The photo also shows the bodyguard Jones trying to block the photographer from taking a picture, while the driver, Paul, stares at the camera and grimaces, and Diana dies in a car accident shortly after the photo is taken.
Diana, the first wife of King Charles III and the biological mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, donated £3.5 million from her 79 auctioned garments to charity in June 1987.
In August 1997, Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayyad checked into a hotel in London, France, and then were surrounded by paparazzi, and chose to drive quietly in the early hours of the morning in order to avoid reporters.
As a result, he was caught by the paparazzi, and took the last photo of Diana before her death, and the driver also shouted to reporters: "Don't try to follow us, you can't catch us", and finally suffered a car accident, Diana was unfortunately killed in the car accident at the age of 36.
The last photo of Martin Luther King Jr
This photograph was taken on April 3, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent black American leader, was interviewed by reporters with his supporters.
Martin Luther King Jr. is known to be the leader of the black civil rights movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech, arguably for his outstanding contributions to the struggle for black people's job opportunities and freedoms, and also won the Nobel Peace Prize.
On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at the Memphis, Tennessee airport, along with several leaders of the Southern Union of Christian Leaders, to take part in the Memphis janitor's strike march on April 8.
At 9:30 p.m., he gave his last lecture at Mason Church, entitled "High Mountain", and at 6:01 p.m. the next day, while resting on the second floor of the hotel, he was assassinated by racists at the age of 39.
The last photo of Marilyn Monroe
This photo was taken for her by Monroe's photographer on the beach in Santa Monica, less than a month after Monroe's death, and it became her last beautiful moment in the world.
Monroe is a famous American actress and model, who has starred in famous films such as "The Seven Year Itch", "Bus Station", "Dragon and Phoenix", "Passion" and other famous films.
On June 1, 1962, Monroe's final day at 20th Century Fox Studios was also her last public appearance, and five days later, the studio terminated her contract.
Having lost her job, Monroe decided to relax on a trip and took one of her last photos on the beach in Santa Monica.
On August 1 of the same year, 20th Century Fox Studios changed its mind and decided to rehire Monroe, double her salary, and agreed to reshoot "On the Verge of Collapse".
However, before the day of Monroe's comeback, it was found that Monroe was confirmed by the police to have died in her apartment in Brydenwood, Los Angeles 4 days later, at the age of 36, and the cause of her death is still a mystery.
Resources:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Feradimir Ilyich Lenin
Baidu Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek
Baidu Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler
Baidu Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy
Baidu Encyclopedia - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Baidu Encyclopedia - Princess Diana
Baidu Encyclopedia - Martin Luther King, Jr
Baidu Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe
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