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7 unusual facts about president of Germany


Christiane Herzog

Christiane Herzog, née Krauss (born October 26, 1936 in Munich, died June 19, 2000 in Munich) was the wife of Roman Herzog, the former President of Germany.

German submarine U-853

On 5 May 1945, President (Reichspräsident) of Nazi Germany Karl Dönitz ordered all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.

Greenpilot

In the context of the 'Germany - Land of Ideas' (Deutschland - Land der Ideen) initiative under the patronage of the President of Germany Horst Köhler the ZB MED was awarded the distinction 'Selected Landmark 2009' (Ausgewählter Ort 2009).

Hülsta

In 2007 the initiative "Deutschland - Land der Ideen" (Germany – Country of Ideas) under the patronage of President of Germany Horst Köhler awarded Hülsta the "Ausgewählter Ort 2007" (Selected Site 2007).

Indirect election

Many republics with parliamentary systems elect their president indirectly (Germany, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, India, Israel).

James Hall III

After the reunification of Germany, on July 24, 1992, almost all of the documents Hall had copied and handed over to the Stasi (13,088 pages in total) were given back to the NSA by the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Archives, then led by the current President of Germany Joachim Gauck.

Puttgarden station

The ferry terminal was opened on 14 May 1963 by the Danish King Frederik IX and German President Heinrich Lübke.


Bettina Wulff

Bettina Wulff (née Körner; 25 October 1973) is the wife of the former German President Christian Wulff and was therefore sometimes referred to by the media as the "First Lady" during her husband's presidency.

Christina Rau

Christina Rau, née Delius (born October 30, 1956 in Bielefeld) is the wife the late Johannes Rau, the President of Germany.

Daniela Dahn

Along with Christa Wolf, with whom she has collaborated in the past, Dahn was seen as a possible choice by Die Linke as their candidate for President of Germany in the 2009 presidential election.

Federal City

Since April 28, 1994, it is the second official residence of the President of Germany, the Chancellor of Germany, the Bundesrat (upper house), the first official residence of six federal ministries and approximately 20 federal authorities.

Flying Steps

This routine was performed at the Bundestag, the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and the Federal Presidency's Summer Festival, and it was given a special Echo award.

German Church School

In the year 2004, the school was visited by the former German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Eva Köhler, the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler, who praised the German Church School and the

German Council of Economic Experts

The Council has five members which are nominated by the federal government and appointed by the president of Germany.

Hans Ehard

Hans Ehard was the oldest former Minister-President of Germany from June 9, 1980 to November 1985, preceded by Wilhelm Kaisen and succeeded by Max Seydewitz.

Heinrich Lübke

Karl Heinrich Lübke (14 October 1894, Enkhausen, Westphalia – 6 April 1972) was President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.

Ralf Souquet

In 1997, he received the Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to sportspeople by Germany, which was presented to him by German President Roman Herzog.

Reichstag building

The official German reunification ceremony on 3 October 1990, was held at the Reichstag building, including Chancellor Helmut Kohl, President Richard von Weizsäcker, former Chancellor Willy Brandt and many others.


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Arif Sağ

With the initiation of Roman Herzog, then-president of Germany, he gave a concert on 5 May 1996 with Köln Philharmonic Orchestra.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik

Prominent members are the former foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the former President of Germany Richard von Weizsäcker, as well as some other famous German politicians Volker Rühe, Günter Verheugen, Klaus von Dohnanyi, Eberhard Diepgen, Theodor Waigel, Michael Glos, Friedbert Pflüger, Rudolf Scharping, Dieter Schulte, Manfred Stolpe, Rita Süssmuth and Antje Vollmer.

Richard Fleischman

In 1988, with the Salzau String Quartet and pianist Justus Frantz at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany, he performed at the Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn for an audience of the President of Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker and Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

Schadt

Daniela Schadt (born 1960), German journalist and domestic partner of Joachim Gauck, President of Germany

Villas-Bôas brothers

They also received the GEO prize, delivered by the president of Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker, and the ex-Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt, in 1984, as a recognition for their humanitarian work.