Klaus Emmerich (

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, 3 June 1928 – 25 February 2021) was an Austrian journalist and the former editor-in-chief of

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News. He achieved notoriety in the

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for his racist remarks following

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's win of the

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. David F. Girard-diCarlo, U.S. ambassador to

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, officially protested against Emmerich’s remarks on November 14, 2008. Emmerich died from

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on 25 February 2021, during the

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Quotes

"I don't want to be steered by a black man in the Western world. If you say that that is a racist remark: right, without doubt." " is a most unsettling development as the blacks are not as advanced in their political & social development."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmerich, Klaus 1928 births 2021 deaths Austrian journalists Writers from Frankfurt Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria