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Koos Koster

1936 – 1982

Dutch journalist

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About Koos Koster

Lived 1936 – 1982 (aged 46). Koos Koster was a Dutch journalist.

Jacobus Andries Koster (; 9 January 1936 – 17 March 1982) was a Dutch journalist who covered events and wars in Latin America between 1969 and his murder in El Salvador in 1982.

Early life

Jacobus Andries Koster was born on 9 January 1936 in Sint Annaparochie, Netherlands. He had four brothers and seven sisters. On 17 March 1982, the Dutch journalists traveled to Chalatenango to join with guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and film the combat of the civil war.

Aftermath and legal proceedings

News of the massacre in the Netherlands provoked demonstrations which called for the removal of the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador which they deemed responsible for the massacre. In 2016, however, the Supreme Court of El Salvador found the 1993 amnesty bill to be unconstitutional. On 16 July 2021, human rights organizations in Dulce Nombre de María filed a criminal complaint against Reyes Mena and twenty-five ex-soldiers, accusing them of organizing and carrying out the massacre.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Protestant Theological University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Employers
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland
Also known as
Koos Jacobus Andries Koster

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Koos Koster's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Koos Koster?

Dutch journalist (1936–1982)

When was Koos Koster born?

Koos Koster was born on 9 January 1936 in Netherlands, Sint Annaparochie.

When did Koos Koster die?

Koos Koster died on 17 March 1982 in El Salvador, Santa Rita, Chalatenango.

What was Koos Koster's occupation?

Koos Koster was a journalist.

What nationality was Koos Koster?

Koos Koster was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Koos Koster

· Wikidata: Q1906075

· DBpedia: Koos Koster

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