Lucas Dolega, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucas Dolega

French photojournalist

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1978

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Jan-2011

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: France, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lucas Dolega (19 August 1978 – 17 January 2011), born Loucas von Zabiensky-Mebrouk and also called Lucas Mebrouk Dolega, was a French/German photojournalist.
He was reportedly killed by Tunisian police while he was photographing a protest in Tunis.
As reported in The Guardian (UK), Dolega was the first journalist killed during the 2010-2011 Tunisian protests, according to Reporters Without Borders.
He was also the first journalist to die while on assignment during the Arab Spring uprisings.He was fatally injured on the same day that Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia for exile.