Tsuneo Mori
Tsuneo Mori | |
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森 恒夫 | |
| Born | December 6, 1944 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | January 1, 1973 (aged 28) |
| Cause of death | suicide by hanging |
| Alma mater | Osaka City University |
| Years active | 1965-1972 |
| Organization(s) | Second Bund Red Army Faction United Red Army |
| Movement | Communism, New Left |
Tsuneo Mori (森 恒夫, Mori Tsuneo, December 6, 1944 – January 1, 1973) was a Japanese radical leftist and terrorist.[1][2] He was born in Osaka and entered the Osaka City University where he became involved in leftist politics, eventually joining the Red Army Faction, which was a schismatic militant subfaction of the Japan Communist League. After many members of the Red Army Faction were arrested by the Japanese police with Mori remaining at large, several members of the group went to North Korea with Japan Airlines Flight 351 and some formed the Japanese Red Army. Mori remained in Japan and eventually became the leader of the United Red Army.[3] Along with Hiroko Nagata, he allegedly killed 12 members and he was arrested in February 1972. He committed suicide by hanging in his cell in Tokyo on January 1, 1973.[4]
References
- ^ World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the post 9/11 era by James Ciment, page 314-316
- ^ Terrorism: The Essential Reference Guide by Colin P. Clarke, page 101-103
- ^ "The final days of revolutionary struggle in Japan". The Japan Times. March 20, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ "ACM劇場プロデュース公演 泣かないのか? 泣かないのか 一九七三年のために? --2002" (in Japanese). Art Tower Mito. 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
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