Karl von Spreti

Karl von Spreti
Born
Karl Borromäus Maria Heinrich Graf von Spreti

(1907-05-21)May 21, 1907
Kapfing Castle, Landshut, German Empire
DiedApril 5, 1970(1970-04-05) (aged 62)
Cause of deathHomicide
OccupationDiplomat
Known forAssassination victim

Karl Borromäus Maria Heinrich Graf von Spreti (21 May 1907 – 5 April 1970) 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.


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