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Ulrike Meinhof

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The Resume

    (October 7, 1934-May 9, 1976)
    Editor-in-chief (1961-64) of the University of Münster student newspaper 'Konkret' (concrete)
    Became member of the RAF (Red Army Faction) after helping left-wing militant Andreas Baader escape police custody (May 14, 1970)
    German press dubbed the RAF the Baader-Meinhof gang
    Captured and imprisoned June 1972
    Committed suicide in prison at age 41

Why he might be annoying:

    She came from a comfortable, upper-middle class environment.
    After writing the essay 'Hitler in You' attacking German Minister of Defense Franz Strauss she was sued twice, losing the second time.
    During the 1960's she went from outspoken journalist to a disillusioned radical urban guerrilla.
    For two years after helping Baader escape she was one of the most wanted criminals in Germany.
    While serving an eight year sentence, she hung herself with a towel in her cell.
    Though expressing outward depression, some sympathizers and RAF members believed she was murdered by German authorities.
    Had she lived, she would have been found guilty with co-defendants of four counts of murder, thirty counts of attempted murder and received a life sentence.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Her father died when she was five and her mother when she was 15.
    While pregnant she developed headaches caused by a swollen blood vessel and underwent a brain operation.
    After the birth of twins, undergoing an operation and a divorce her demeanor became darker.
    When she died, her brain was taken without permission for study on links between brain disorders and terrorism.
    It was kept in a jar of formaldehyde for 26 years until her daughter legally had it returned for burial in 2002.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 645 Votes: 69.61% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 109 Votes: 50.46% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 158 Votes: 54.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 782 Votes: 52.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 685 Votes: 66.13% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 114 Votes: 58.77% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 83 Votes: 59.04% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 295 Votes: 61.36% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 323 Votes: 51.08% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 557 Votes: 59.96% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 107 Votes: 78.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 210 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 101 Votes: 69.31% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 70.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 98 Votes: 74.49% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 174 Votes: 74.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 111 Votes: 75.68% Annoying