Tiziano Terzani

Tiziano Terzani
Born(1938-09-14)14 September 1938
Died28 July 2004(2004-07-28) (aged 65)
NationalityItalian
Years active1965–2003

Tiziano Terzani (Italian: [titˈtsjaːno terˈtsaːni]; 14 September 1938 – 28 July 2004) was an Italian journalist and writer, best known for his extensive knowledge of 20th century East Asia and for being one of the very few western reporters to witness both the fall of Saigon to the hands of the Viet Cong and the fall of Phnom Penh at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1970s.