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Karl von Spreti
Germany, 1907–1970
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- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
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- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional85%
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Karl Borromäus Maria Heinrich Graf von Spreti was a German diplomat. He is best known as the West German Ambassador to Guatemala from 1968 until his assassination in 1970. The story of his assassination by Guatemalan guerillas was depicted in a 1970 book, Why Karl von Spreti Died, by Ryszard Kapuściński.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 3d ago
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