I am a German, but I am also, and always have been, a Europ… - Konrad Adenauer

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I am a German, but I am also, and always have been, a European and have always felt like a European. I have therefore long advocated an understanding with France; I did so, moreover, in the 1920s, during the severest crises, and also in the face of the Reich Government.

Konrad Adenauer

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About Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. Although his political career spanned 60 years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963 and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1950 to 1966. He was the oldest person to be chancellor after the Second World War.

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Alternative Names: Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer • Conrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer • Konradas Adenaueris

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