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Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡɪːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; [a] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and was the first woman to hold that office.
Sep 1, 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.
May 28, 2019 · Angela Merkel, the scientist who became a world leader. In word portraits, those who know the German chancellor, Harvard’s Commencement speaker, explain her rise to longtime prominence. Christina Pazzanese. Harvard Staff Writer. May 28, 2019 long read.
Sep 4, 2024 · Angela Merkel (born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954) was chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the office and the second-longest-serving chancellor...
BBC Berlin correspondent. These young Germans are among a new generation of voters in elections on 26 September. As one of the world's most influential leaders, Angela Merkel has helped to...
Sep 24, 2021 · A watcher of the West. A quiet but studious child who excelled at school, Merkel mastered Russian. Like many kids, she joined the Free German Youth (FDJ) and managed her way through the communist system, but always with a whimsical eye for the West, borne out of movies and books smuggled into the parsonage by family members.
Dec 2, 2021 · BERLIN — In a ceremonial military send-off to mark the end of her 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel left Germans with a final message on Thursday: Trust one another.
