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Karl Heinrich Lübke (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈlʏpkə] ⓘ; 14 October 1894 – 6 April 1972) was a German politician, who served as president of West Germany from 1959 to 1969. He suffered from deteriorating health towards the end of his career and is known for a series of embarrassing incidents that may have resulted from his ...
Karl Heinrich Lübke war von 1959 bis 1969 der zweite Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Lübke war während seiner politischen Karriere zunächst Mitglied der Zentrumspartei und später der CDU. Von 1953 bis 1959 war er Bundesminister für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten.
Heinrich Lübke was a politician who served as president of the German Federal Republic (1959–69). After serving in World War I he was able to unify many small German farmers’ organizations into the German Farmers Federation, serving as the federation’s director from 1926 to 1933.
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Heinrich Lübke, born in 1894 in Enkhausen in the Sauerland, studied agriculture, geodesy and agricultural engineering, and later also economics and administrative law. He volunteered for military service in World War I.
NARRATOR: Heinrich Lübke was the second president of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1959 to 1969. He was born in Enkhausen, Westphalia. His home town honors his memory with a museum.
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Heinrich Lübke, 1966. Heinrich Lübke (October 14, 1894 – April 6, 1972) was the second President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was president from 1959 to 1969.
Karl Heinrich Lübke was a German politician, who served as president of West Germany from 1959 to 1969.
