Name Ernst Stalinski | ||
Died 2005, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
Ernst Otto Stalinski (1944–2005) was a German humanist and entrepreneur. He died in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on 8 December 2005 of natural causes. His involvement in a variety of agricultural enterprises led him to be a participant in what became known as the banana wars in the nineties.
Stalinski's legal cases in Honduras alleged that while representing the European company Fyffes he became the object of strong-arm tactics by the multinational Chiquita Brands that included an alleged kidnapping attempt. When – in his opinion – the legal cases in Honduras became entangled in a web of power and corruption, he filed a claim against the State of Honduras before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C. The Stalinski saga continued throughout the nineties and into the new century consuming his time, fortune and health as it is suspected that adverse news related to his legal cases ultimately cause him a stroke that finished with his life.
Stalinski's legacy lies in his idealism put in practice as he worked to do business while improving the lives of those less fortunate.
While involved in litigation against Chiquita and its competing banana purchasing agent Stalinski was also involved in trying to expand a business he owned making children's furniture.