Christian Liebig (journalist)
Christian Liebig (born March 31, 1968 in Offenbach am Main , † April 7, 2003 in Baghdad ) was a German journalist .
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After studying economics, Liebig turned to journalism . He worked for the Neue Ruhr Zeitung , the Associated Press (AP) news agency and most recently for the Focus news magazine . Liebig's work focused on the Balkans , Turkey and Africa .
As an embedded journalist , he took part in the 2003 Iraq war . He was killed by an Iraqi missile near Baghdad on April 7, 2003 , and the 32-year-old Julio Anguita Parrado , correspondent for the Spanish daily El Mundo, died with him .
After Liebig's death, his parents and his partner Beatrice von Keyserlingk and colleagues founded the Christian Liebig Foundation , which is dedicated to building and maintaining schools in Africa . In 2009, the foundation received the “ KIND Award ” from the Kinderlachen association .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liebig, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenbach am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2003 |
| Place of death | Baghdad |