Ulrike Meinhof
Birth date
October 7, 1934
Death date
May 9, 1976
Place of birth
Oldenburg, Germany
Profession
Acting
Age
41 years
Biography
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was a German left-wing militant. She co-founded the Red Army Faction in 1970 after having previously worked as a journalist for the monthly left-wing magazine konkret. She was arrested in 1972, and eventually charged with numerous murders and the formation of a criminal association. Before the trial concluded, Meinhof was found hanged in her prison cell in 1976.
