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Angela Dorothea Merkel ( German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; [a] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician and chemist who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of ...
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Angela Merkel (born July 17, 1954, Hamburg, West Germany) German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold that office and the second longest-serving chancellor in German history. Early life. Merkel's parents, Horst and Herlind Kasner, met in Hamburg, where her father was a theology student and her mother was a teacher of Latin and English.
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Elected chancellor in 2005, Merkel is the first woman and the first East German to hold her nation's highest elective office. When she steps down in 2021, she will be Germany's second-longest-serving leader of the modern era, after her former mentor, Helmut Kohl, who spoke at Harvard's Commencement in 1990. In advance of her visit, the ...
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Perhaps Mrs Merkel's greatest influence can be seen in German society. Her refusal to close the doors to hundreds of thousands of people seeking asylum in the country in 2015 was a pivotal moment ...
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September 22, 2020 9:34 PM EDT. Angela Merkel is an unusual politician. Many are fond of quick fixes and crowd-pleasing slogans, but Angela likes complex problems. She has the capacity to factor ...
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09/06/2021. In her 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel has made her mark on German foreign policy. The country's role in the world has grown significantly, as have global political challenges ...
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Merkel kept her word that Germany would lead the way in coping with the 2015-2016 surge in migrants by welcoming more than one million desperate people into her country. In response to the ...
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Germany's former leader Angela Merkel has been awarded the country's highest order of merit despite criticism over her legacy, receiving praise for her discipline and passion during 16 years ...
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Angela Dorothea Kasner, better known as Angela Merkel, was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. Trained as a physicist, Merkel entered politics after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.
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