Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer ( 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a Christian democratic party he co-founded, that under his leadership became one of the most influential parties in the country.
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5 January 1876 Cologne, Germany
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Died |
19 April 1967 (aged 91) Bad Honnef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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