Uwe Barschel (13 May 1944 – 11 October 1987) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1982 to 1987.
Barschel resigned as Minister-President shortly after he became embroiled in a scandal known as Waterkantgate for alleged spying on his Social Democrat rival during the 1987 state election. On 11 October 1987, nine days after his resignation, Barschel was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Hotel Beau-Rivage in Geneva, Switzerland. While a police investigation concluded that Barschel had committed suicide, The circumstances of his death are still not entirely clear, and inquiries have not been able to prove or disprove theories of suicide or murder.
Although Barschel's death by drug overdose was ruled a suicide, the unanswered questions surrounding the case have long provided grist for conspiracy theorists and amateur gumshoes eager to prove the 43-year-old conservative politician was assassinated.
Barschel, having assumed office of Minister-President at the age of 38 and died at 43, is to-date the youngest head of government of a federal state in Germany and the youngest former Minister-President to die.
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