He was killed in the secret war that's been going on between the world's wealthiest dynasties (the elite of organized crime) since at least the 1700s. Geopolitics makes a lot more sense when you view it as a turf war between gangs rather than conflict between nation states whose governments are largely owned by these families anyway.

The only way to get your country back is to make the government fear the People more than these Dynasties so whatever you do don't give up your guns.