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Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world. Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany, moving to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg. She obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry in 1986 and worked as a research scientist until 1989. Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as deputy spokeswoman for the first democratically elected Government of East Germany led by Lothar de Maizière. Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the protégée of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later becoming Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in 1994. After the CDU lost the 1998 federal election, Merkel was elected CDU General Secretary, before becoming the party's first female leader and the first female Leader of the Opposition two years later, in the aftermath of a donations scandal that toppled Wolfgang Schäuble.

Following the 2005 federal election, Merkel was appointed to succeed Gerhard Schröder as Chancellor of Germany, leading a grand coalition consisting of the CDU, its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Merkel was the first woman to be elected as Chancellor, and the first Chancellor since reunification to have been raised in the former East Germany. At the 2009 federal election, the CDU obtained the largest share of the vote, and Merkel was able to form a coalition government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). At the 2013 federal election, Merkel's CDU won a landslide victory with 41.5% of the vote and formed a second grand coalition with the SPD, after the FDP lost all of its representation in the Bundestag. At the 2017 federal election, Merkel led the CDU to become the largest party for the fourth time; Merkel formed a third grand coalition with the SPD and was sworn in for a joint-record fourth term as Chancellor on 14 March 2018. ...

Angela Merkel - Freiheit

Angela Merkel - Freiheit

2024

as Angela Merkel

White Power: Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

White Power: Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

2024

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Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor

Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor

2024

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The Billions of Others

The Billions of Others

2024

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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024

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Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World

Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World

2024

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Becoming Navalny

Becoming Navalny

2024

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

In the Grip of Gazprom

In the Grip of Gazprom

2023

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Merkel

Merkel

2022

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Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble

Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble

2022

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Prelúdio

Prelúdio

2022

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Angela Merkel im Gespräch

Angela Merkel im Gespräch

2022

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Navalny

Navalny

2022

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Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit

Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit

2022

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Vaccine Diplomacy

Vaccine Diplomacy

2021

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The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion

The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion

2021

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Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära

Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära

2021

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Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin

Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin

2021

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Schockwellen. Nachrichten aus der Pandemie

Schockwellen. Nachrichten aus der Pandemie

2021

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Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right

Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right

2021

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Angela Merkel – Frau Bundeskanzlerin

Angela Merkel – Frau Bundeskanzlerin

2021

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Hello, Dictator: Orbán, the EU and the Rule of Law

Hello, Dictator: Orbán, the EU and the Rule of Law

2021

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Bild.Macht.Deutschland?

Bild.Macht.Deutschland?

2020

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Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2

Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2

2020

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Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

2020

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Coronavirus, Explained

Coronavirus, Explained

2020

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Wagenknecht

Wagenknecht

2020

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Laboratory Greece

Laboratory Greece

2019

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The Forum

The Forum

2019

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D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes

D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes

2019

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What Is a Good Tax?

What Is a Good Tax?

2019

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Julius

Julius

2018

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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

2018

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trustWHO

trustWHO

2018

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House of Saud: A Family at War

House of Saud: A Family at War

2018

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Klartext

Klartext

2017

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François Hollande, le mal-aimé

François Hollande, le mal-aimé

2017

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017

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Ivanka Trump- America's Real First Lady?

Ivanka Trump- America's Real First Lady?

2017

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Angela Merkel: Die Unerwartete

Angela Merkel: Die Unerwartete

2016

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When Multinationals Attack Nation States

When Multinationals Attack Nation States

2016

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Before the Flood

Before the Flood

2016

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Emigratis

Emigratis

2016

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Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2015

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The Great European Disaster Movie

The Great European Disaster Movie

2015

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Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

2015

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Agora: From Democracy to the Market

Agora: From Democracy to the Market

2015

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The Team

The Team

2014

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The Godmother

The Godmother

2014

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Master of the Universe

Master of the Universe

2013

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Google and the World Brain

Google and the World Brain

2013

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Schleswig-Holstein Magazin

Schleswig-Holstein Magazin

2012

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Henryk from the Back Row

Henryk from the Back Row

2012

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Russian Lessons

Russian Lessons

2010

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Arte Journal

Arte Journal

2010

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Die PARTEI

Die PARTEI

2009

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Germany: A Summer's Fairytale

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale

2006

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Vote for Henryk!

Vote for Henryk!

2003

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Nano - Die Welt von morgen

Nano - Die Welt von morgen

2000

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Goldene Henne

Goldene Henne

1995

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Menschen

Menschen

1982

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Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards

1948

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