Goals: We all live under the same sky, but we don’t have the same horizon.
Konrad Adenauer Quotes
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
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| Birth: | 5th January, 1876 |
| Death: | 19th April, 1967 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
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As the first post-war Chancellor of Germany from 1949 to 1963, he led his country from the ruins of World War II to a productive and prosperous nation that forged close relations with old enemies France, the United Kingdom and the United States. During his years in power Germany achieved democracy, stability, international respect and economic prosperity. He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union, a Christian Democratic party that under his leadership became, and has since usually been one of the most powerful parties in the country.
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