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Jun 27, 1937 Osijek, Osijek Baranja County, Croatia Died on 25 Oct 1975 (aged 38)
Brazilian journalist
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About Vladimir Herzog
- Vladimir Herzog (27 June 1937 – 25 October 1975), nicknamed Vlado, was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Croatian Jewish origin.
- He also developed a taste for photography, because of his film projects.
- In the family and among his friends was called Vlado (that is a usual Croatian abbreviation for the name Vladimir).Herzog was a member of the Brazilian Communist Party and was active in the civil resistance movement against the Brazilian military government.
- In October 1975, Herzog, then editor in chief of TV Cultura, was tortured to death by the political police of the military dictatorship, which later forged his suicide.
- Over 37 years later, his death certificate was revised to say that Herzog had in fact died as a result of torture by the army at DOI-CODI.
- His death had a great impact on the Brazilian society, marking the beginning of the redemocratization process of the country.
