Axel Weishaupt

Dr. jur. Axel Weishaupt (23 April 1945; Lennep, Germany – 17 April 2010; Kinshasa, Congo) was a German diplomat and ambassador to Chad (1988–1990), chargé d'affaires at the embassy in Sudan (1990–92), chargé d'affaires at the embassy of Kazakhstan (1992–96), consul general in Karachi, Pakistan (1996–99), consul general in Saratov, Russia (2001–03), head of branch in Herat, Afghanistan (2003–04), ambassador to Philippines, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau (2004–07) and to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2007 until his death. He died at the age of 64 of heart failure.