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    BornAngela Dorothea Kasner · 17 July 1954 · Hamburg, West Germany
    Political partyChristian Democratic Union (since 1990)
    SpousesUlrich Merkel · (m. 1977; div. 1982) · Joachim Sauer (m. 1998)
    Alma materLeipzig University (BS) · German Academy of Sciences at Berlin (Dr. rer. nat.)
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    Overview

    Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office. She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from … See more

    Academic career

    Merkel continued her education at Karl Marx University, Leipzig, where she studied physics from 1973 to 1978. While a student, she participated in the reconstruction of the ruin of the Moritzbastei, a project students initiated to … See more

    Early political career

    The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 served as the catalyst for Merkel's political career. Although she did not participate in the crowd celebrations the night the wall came down, one month later Merkel became inv… See more

    2005–2021: Chancellor of Germany

    On 30 May 2005, Merkel won the CDU/CSU nomination to challenge Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of the SPD in the 2005 federal elections. Her party began the campaign with a 21–point lead over the SPD in … See more

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