John Hoagland

John Hoagland (15 June, 1947 – 16 March, 1984) was a war photographer and photojournalist noted for his documentation of civil conflicts in Nicaragua, Lebanon, and El Salvador.

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15 June - 1947 - 16 March - 1984 - Photographer - Photojournalist - Civil conflicts - Nicaragua - Lebanon - El Salvador

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Hoagland was born in San Diego, California, and educated at the University of California, San Diego. During the Vietnam War, Hoagland applied for and received conscientious objector status, but war was a subject that had a massive impact on his life and death. He photographed the Sandanista Revolution in Nicaragua, after which he moved to El Salvador in 1979. He also photographed in Beirut.

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San Diego - California - University of California, San Diego - Vietnam War - Conscientious objector - Sandanista Revolution - Nicaragua - El Salvador - 1979 - Beirut

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By 1984, Hoagland was on the "hit list" of the government death squads. Many of his colleagues had been assassinated already in El Salvador. On 16 March, he was gunned down while photographing a pair of Salvadorian soldiers.

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1984 - Death squads - Assassinated - 16 March - Soldier

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