Michael Nothdurfter
Michael Nothdurfter (born April 10, 1961 in Bozen , Italy ; † December 5, 1990 in La Paz , Bolivia ) was a Marxist guerrilla from South Tyrol .
Nothdurfter first attended the Franciscan high school in Bolzano, then studied theology in London and in the early 1980s went to Latin America as a Jesuit novice to get involved with the poor. There he subsequently joined the Ejército de Liberación Nacional , with whom he, called Comandante Miguel , kidnapped the Bolivian Coca-Cola representative Jorge Lonsdale. On December 5, 1990, Nothdurfter and the hostage were shot by snipers .
"The teaching of Jesus can only be enforced by force of arms."
- Michael Nothdurfter
literature
- Paolo Cagnan: Miguel. Life and death of a guerrilla from South Tyrol. Matzneller, Bozen 1998.
Documentation
- 2008: The Warrior's Path . Script and direction: Andreas Pichler.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nothdurfter, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Comandante Miguel (pseudonym); Nothdurfter, Miguel (Spanish) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Marxist guerrilla |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolzano , South Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1990 |
| Place of death | La Paz |