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Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel was a German statesman. A former member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946, he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979. He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974.
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politics · President of Germany from 1974 to 1979 · politician · military personnel · general manager · business consultant · foreign minister · also Walter Scheel, Scheel
Born 8 July 1919 · Died 24 August 2016 · Q2571
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2021· 1 entry
2019· 2 entries
Fr: Alt-Bundespräsident Walter Scheel ist tot
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Fr: Abschied von Walter Scheel
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2017· 1 entry
welt.de: 8. Juli 1919: Ex-Bundespräsident Walter Scheel wird geboren
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2016· 6 entries
SFGate: Walter Scheel, ex-deputy chancellor of West Germany, dies
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Berliner Zeitung: Nachruf auf Walter Scheel: Genussmensch und Gestalter der Bonner Republik
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Berliner Zeitung: Stimmen zum Tod von Walter Scheel: „Er war ein überaus populärer Bundespräsident“
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Bloomberg L.P.: Walter Scheel, German President Who Rued Nazi Period, Dies at 97
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Seattle Times: Former West German president Walter Scheel dies at 97
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Died 2016-08-24.
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2009).
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2007· 1 entry
welt.de: Walter Scheel feiert: 60 Jahre FDP-Mitglied
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizenship presented by Kranichfeld (2006).
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2000· 1 entry
Won Reinhold Maier Medal (2000).
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1979· 2 entries
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1979).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Düsseldorf (1979).
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1978· 4 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Bonn (1978).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Berlin (1978).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (1978).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Auckland (1978).
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1977· 2 entries
Awarded Charlemagne Prize (1977).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1977).
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1976· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1976).
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Awarded honorary citizenship presented by Solingen (1976).
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Maryland (1975).
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1974· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974).
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Awarded Orden wider den tierischen Ernst (1974).
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Career landmark: president of Germany (1974–1979).
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Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Germany (1974–1974).
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1973· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973).
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1972· 2 entries
Which brought great gains for the Social Democrats and enabled the coalition to continue
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1972–1974).
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1971· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1971).
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Awarded Theodor Heuss Award (1971).
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1970· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa (1970).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1970).
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1969· 5 entries
Awarded Tie Man of the Year (1969).
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Led his party to form a new coalition with the Social Democrats
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1974).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1969–1972).
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Career landmark: Vice-Chancellor of Germany (1969–1974).
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1968· 2 entries
"represented a turn to the left and the Free Democrats then indicated their wooing of the SPD by voting for the successful Social Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Gustav Heinemann, in 1969
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Scheel took over the party presidency from right wing liberal Erich Mende
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1965· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1965–1969).
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1961· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1961–1965).
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Scheel was appointed federal minister of economic cooperation and development
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (1961–1966).
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1957· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1957–1961).
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1956· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1956–1961).
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1953· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1953–1957).
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1950· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1950–1954).
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1946· 1 entry
First served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979
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1919· 1 entry
Born 1919-07-08.
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