Jürgen Hinzpeter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German journalist
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Place of Birth: Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Jürgen Hinzpeter
- Jürgen Hinzpeter (6 July 1937 – 25 January 2016) was a German journalist best known for his coverage of South Korean topics. Hinzpeter was reporter for the ARD and the only journalist to film the massacres during the Gwangju uprising in South Korea in 1980.
- His footage was delivered to Germany and broadcast worldwide.
- He reported about the student uprising and the leader Kim Dae-jung who later became President of South Korea.
- In Gwangju there is a memorial to honor Hinzpeter erected by the 18 May Memorial Foundation.
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