Barschel, Uwe

1944 - Uwe Barschel a German politician and lawyer, born in Glienicke, near Berlin, Germany.

1979-1982 - Represented the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as minister of the interior.

1987 - He was Governor of Schleswig-Holstein.

         - Accused of involvement in a slander campaign against the German Social Democratic Party's Björn Engholm in regional elections.

1987 - Barschel died in a hotel room in Geneva took place in mysterious circumstances; a local court brought in a verdict of suicide.