Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

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Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

Well-known among DPRK watchers, he visited North Korea multiple times and was a frequent commentator on the country

Chad O'Carroll September 16, 2022

Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

Christian Taaks | Image: Friedrich Naumann Foundation

Christian Taaks, the Korea office head of a German foundation that organizes capacity-building projects in North Korea, died on Saturday at the age of 61.

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) said Taaks died after a severe illness.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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