Johannes Marré

Johannes Marré (born January 7, 1921 in Buschhausen ; † July 2, 2015 in Bonn ) was a German diplomat .

Life

Born in 1921 and raised in Buschhausen near Sterkrade in the Rhineland, Johannes Marré belonged to the generation of young men who lost more than six years of their lives through labor service and engagement in the Second World War . Accidentally with the " Notabitur " he started the labor service in April 1939 and was subsequently drafted into the Wehrmacht . His assignments took him to France, Russia, Austria and Italy. He finished his war mission with the rank of first lieutenant and company commander.

After studying Romance studies in Göttingen and a scholarship semester at the Sorbonne in Paris and a short stint as a trainee teacher, Marré joined the Foreign Service in 1952 and completed the higher service course in Speyer as a member of the 4th crew. He was stationed in Sweden, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico, among others. From 1973 to 1979 he headed one of the two Latin America departments in the Federal Foreign Office.

From 1979 until his retirement in January 1986 he was accredited as the German ambassador in Montevideo . Most of these years fell during the civil-military dictatorship; During this time, Marré made a name for himself as an advocate of democracy and human rights. In 1985 he saw the country's return to democracy and the election of Julio María Sanguinetti - with whom he had maintained close contacts as an opposition politician during his time - as the first democratically elected president after the dictatorship.

At the end of 1987, the then Foreign Minister Genscher entrusted Marré with the management of a delegation of experts in Colonia Dignidad . She was commissioned to obtain clarity through talks with German nationals about the conditions in the settlement in Chile after increasing accusations of human rights violations there were raised among the German public.

From 1991 to 1995 he was President of the Ibero-Club Bonn e. V., of which he was honorary president.

Married to Inger (born Andersson, † March 3, 2012 in Bonn ), they had three children.

Honors

As a soldier, Marré was awarded the Iron Cross, First and Second Class.

1956: Knight of the Royal Vasa Order (Sweden), 1961: Order de Boyacá (Colombia), 1963: Order of the Quetzal (Guatemala), 1981: Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class, 1985: Grand Cross of Merit.

Publications

• Johannes Marré, Karl-Günther von Hase (Ed.): Retired Ministerialdirigent Dr. hc Edmund F. Dräcker . Life and work. From imperial vice consul to Indian guru. A documentation. 2nd (still unfinished) edition. Scientific publishing establishment for the care of German meaningful goods, Baden-Baden 2000, ISBN 3-7890-6950-7 ( Contributions to the popularization of German authorities. Series A: The Foreign Office 4d, Outstanding Members of the Foreign Service 2).

Web links

• Literature by and about Johannes Marré in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary notice. In: general-anzeiger-bonn.de. July 8, 2015, accessed July 8, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 60 years of the Ibero Club (PDF; 1.6 MB) p. 29. Accessed on May 13, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Blow up. In: Der Spiegel . December 7, 1987, Retrieved July 8, 2015 . 
4. ^ Ibero Club
5. ^ Obituary notice of the Marré family . In: El Pais . March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2012. 
6. ↑ Dräcker - Bookfinder.com
7. ↑ Dräcker and the Antarctic