Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1959, Stepan Bandera, leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) was killed under mysterious circumstances at his home in Munich.
Initial reports said Bandera had died as a result of falling on the stairs to his home, and police said there was no evidence of foul play. However, four days after the killing, investigators determined that Bandera had be killed by cyanide poisoning. The 50-year-old Bandera was the victim of a Moscow-directed murder plot, the Associated Press noted.
George Lenyk, an OUN deputy, said: “We are convinced he was killed by the Bolsheviks. But the question remains: How was he made to take the poison?”