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Death of Ulrike Marie Meinhof

Germany · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1976Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1976

Ulrike Marie Meinhof9 May 1976

Stuttgart · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Death of Ulrike Meinhof, found dead in her cell, hanging from a rope made from jail towels, an investigation concludes that she had hanged herself, a result hotly contested at the time, spurring conspiracy theories

Ulrike Marie MeinhofMay 1976

Stuttgart · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

An enquiry finds suicide the cause, extremists claim otherwise & make her a martyr

Names involved

Ulrike Marie Meinhof

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