Bruno Manser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bruno Manser

Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005)

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1954

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Date of Death: 10-Mar-2005

Profession: journalist, environmentalist, anthropologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Bruno Manser (25 August 1954 – 10 March 2005) was a Swiss environmental activist.
From 1984 to 1990, he stayed with the Penan tribe in Sarawak, Malaysia, organising several blockades against timber companies.
After he emerged from the forests in 1990, he engaged in public activism for rainforest preservation and the human rights of indigenous peoples, especially the Penan, which brought him into conflict with the Malaysian government.
He also founded the Swiss non-governmental organization (NGO) Bruno Manser Fonds in 1991.
He disappeared during his last journey to Sarawak in May 2000 and is presumed dead.