Kurt Gustav Wilckens
Kurt Gustav Wilckens | |
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| Born | November 3, 1886 |
| Died | June 15, 1923 (aged 36) |
| Occupation(s) | writer, journalist |
| Parent(s) | Johanna Harms and August Wilckens |
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Kurt Gustav Wilckens (November 3, 1886 – June 15, 1923) was a German anarchist, known in Argentina for having avenged the massacre of hundreds of workers on strike in the repression unleashed by the Argentine government in response to the prolonged Patagonia rebelde labor uprising. Wilckens assassinated Lieutenant Colonel Héctor Benigno Varela, the military leader in charge of the brutal repression.
References
- Osvaldo Bayer, Los anarquistas expropiadores, Simón Radowitzky y otros ensayos. Galerna, Buenos Aires, 1974.
- Osvaldo Bayer, La Patagonia rebelde, Tomo IV. Booket, Buenos Aires, 2007.
External links
- "libcom.org website - Wilckens, Kurt Gustav, 1886-1923".
- "Youtube documentary - Kurt Gustav Wilckens". YouTube.
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