Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist   (Soldier, Deep politician, Publisher)
Born	1922-07-10 Schmenzin, Province of Pomerania, German Reich
Died	2013-03-08 (Age 90) Munich, Germany
Nationality	German
Parents	Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin
Spouse	Gundula von Kleist
Founder of	Munich Security Conference
German deep politician  Munich Security Conference/Chair In office 1963 - 1998 Succeeded by Horst Teltschik

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was a German deep politician.

Career

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin was an officer in the Wehrmacht from 1940-1944.

Post WWII

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin founded the Munich Security Conference. In an article honoring his 90th birthday in July 2012, the Süddeutsche Zeitung called him an “active-pragmatic pacifist”.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Munich Security Conference/2009	2009	2009	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 45th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2010	5 February 2010	7 February 2010	Germany Munich Bavaria	An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability."
Munich Security Conference/2011	4 February 2011	6 February 2011	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 47th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2012	3 February 2012	5 February 2012	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 48th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2013	1 February 2013	3 February 2013	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 49th Munich Security Conference

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