Magdalena Kopp

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Magdalena Kopp
Born1948 (1948)
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez
SpouseIlich Ramírez Sánchez

Magdalena Cäcilia Kopp (2 April 1948 – 15 June 2015) was a photographer and member of the Frankfurt

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez
also known as "Carlos the Jackal".

Early life

Magdalena Kopp grew up in

hijacking of an Air France plane to Entebbe
in 1976.

Through Weinrich, she met his friend, the internationally wanted political militant/terrorist

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as Carlos. Later she moved to France and joined the command "Boudia" led by Carlos, who also became her lover.[1]
Soon she was working as part of his inner circle.

Arrest

On 16 February 1982, she was arrested in Paris together with

Hafez el-Assad, who had granted Kopp, Carlos and other terrorists asylum in Damascus
.

Time in prison

On 24 May 1982 Kopp was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Boudia Command carried out several terrorist attacks to pressure the government for the release of Kopp and Breguet. Kopp was released on 4 May 1985 with a reduction of seven months of her sentence for good behavior but was deported to Germany where she was detained and questioned again, this time by German police. Subsequently, she was set free and in less than a month she moved to Damascus, Syria, where she met and reunited with Ilyich Ramirez (Carlos). In 1985 they were married.

Later life

On 17 August 1986 she gave birth to their daughter Elba Rosa Ramirez Kopp. She and Carlos lived quietly until 1990 when

Valencia for a few months until the Venezuelan press found out about her and then made ample references to her past, due to her association with Carlos. Kopp then took steps to return to Germany
and on finding that the government had no charges against her, returned home where she lived with her daughter and stayed out of politics.

In 2007, she published her memoirs entitled Die Terrorjahre: Mein Leben an der Seite von Carlos (The Years of Terror: My Life with Carlos). She lived with her daughter in her hometown of Neu-Ulm, Germany, until her death on 15 June 2015.[2]

Portrayal

Kopp is portrayed by

Carlos.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Colin Smith - Carlos retrieved 20 December 2010
  2. ^ FOCUS Online (22 June 2015). "Terrorismus: Carlos' Ex-Frau Magdalena Kopp gestorben". FOCUS Online.
  3. Suddeutsche
    (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. Criterion.com
    . Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ZEIT ONLINE
    (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2019.

External links

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