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Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡɪːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a retired German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and was the first woman to hold that office.
Jun 22, 2024 · Angela Merkel (born July 17, 1954, Hamburg, West Germany) is a 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.
- Merkel finished (1973) high school in Templin, East Germany, and received (1978) a bachelor’s degree in physics at Karl Marx University (now the Un...
- During her time as the first female chancellor of Germany, Merkel was a leading figure in European politics, championing austerity as the path to r...
- When hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere flocked to the European Union, Merkel advocated for t...
Von April 2000 bis Dezember 2018 war sie Bundesvorsitzende der CDU. Nach dem knappen Sieg der Unionsparteien bei der vorgezogenen Bundestagswahl 2005 löste Merkel Gerhard Schröder (SPD) als Bundeskanzler ab. Als Regierungschefin führte sie zunächst bis 2009 eine große Koalition mit der SPD ( Kabinett Merkel I ).
Sep 12, 2021 · Getty Images. For 16 years Angela Merkel has helped steer the EU through crises. Queen of Europe was once one of Angela Merkel's many nicknames. But now Germany's powerful chancellor is...
Dec 2, 2021 · With a parade of torch-bearing soldiers and a 1970s hit from the Communist East, Germany’s Angela Merkel bid farewell as chancellor. She leaves office next week.
Sep 24, 2021 · It was the early 1960s, and Angela Kasner, later known as Angela Merkel, was within the confines of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), a communist state established post World War II.