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Suicide

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

10Records
1976–1977Date range
7Named people
2Places

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

1977

Siegfried Buback7 April 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof

Ulrike Marie Meinhof7 April 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof

Andraes Baader17 October 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact

Gudrun Ensslin17 October 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact

Irmgard Muller17 October 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact

Jan-Carl Raspe17 October 1977

Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact

Andraes Baader20 October 1977

Stammheim · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Suicide, after failure of the Schleyer kidnapping & Mogadisu rescue attempt. Death of Andreas Baader, suicide in gaol

Gudrun Esslin20 October 1977

Stammheim · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

Death of Gudrun Esslin, commits suicide in Stammheim jail

Names involved

Andraes BaaderGudrun EnsslinGudrun EsslinIrmgard MullerJan-Carl RaspeSiegfried BubackUlrike Marie Meinhof

Provenance

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