Well Known Swiss Politician, Jean Ziegler, Dies Aged 92
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The academic, former rapporteur of the United Nations, was illustrated by his denunciation of "cannibal" capitalism, inequalities and the sometimes controversial role of the Swiss financial centre. He died as a result of Parkinson's disease, his family announced on 10 June.
Jean Ziegler was Switzerland's most famous and controversial intellectual – and became famous for his fight against banking secrecy and global hunger. Now he died at the age of 92.
Swiss sociologist and globalization critic Jean Ziegler died.
He was one of the sharpest critics of globalization, denounced capitalism and greed for profit - and polarized, especially in his native Switzerland. Now the sociologist Jean Ziegler died at the age of 92.
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The author, politician and critic of capitalism always fought vehemently and provocatively for his concerns. That made him known far beyond Switzerland. Now he died at the age of 92 years.
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