Atsuhito Nakata
Atsuhito Nakata (中田 厚仁, Nakata Atsuhito, January 10, 1968 – April 8, 1993) was a Japanese UN Volunteer working as a District Electoral Supervisor with the United Nations who was gunned down in Kampong Thom, Cambodia along with his friend and interpreter Lek Sopheip.[1] As a United Nations Volunteer, Nakata traveled to Cambodia to help organize the first national elections at the community level in Cambodia after the reign of the Khmer Rouge. Nakata was one of 465 UNV District Election Volunteer Election Supervisors deployed with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia.[2]
Atsuhito Nakata | |
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中田 厚仁 | |
| Born | January 10, 1968 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | April 8, 1993 (aged 25) Prasat Sambour District, Kampong Thom province, Cambodia |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Education | Osaka University |
| Occupation | UN volunteer |
References
- "United Nations Volunteers: In memory of Atsuhito Nakata". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- "20 years after: In memory of Atsuhito Nakata, UN Volunteer killed while on duty | UN Volunteers Cambodia". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
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