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Konrad Adenauer. For other uses, see Konrad Adenauer (disambiguation). Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer ( German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈʔaːdənaʊɐ] ⓘ; 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman who served as the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963.
Apr 15, 2024 · Konrad Adenauer was the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany; 1949–63), presiding over its reconstruction after World War II. A Christian Democrat and firmly anticommunist, he supported the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and worked to reconcile Germany with.
Konrad Adenauer found himself in a dangerous situation towards the end of the war, when he was detained in Gestapo custody for several months as a regime opponent following the failed assassination attempt on Hitler on 20 July 1944. First Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963, and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1950 to 1966. After graduating in 1901 he practiced law in Cologne, then entered politics in 1906 as a member of the City Council. By 1917 he was Mayor.
Konrad Adenauer, (born Jan. 5, 1876, Cologne, German Empire—died April 19, 1967, Rhöndorf, W.Ger.), German statesman, first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). Elected to the Cologne city council (1906), he served as the city’s lord mayor (1917–33).
Reconstruction and Basic Law. Konrad Adenauer making a press statement. Photo: Bundesregierung/Unterberg. Konrad Adenauer (CDU) was elected as the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in September 1949. He held office for 14 years and shaped Germany in its founding years.
Konrad Adenauer, 1962 © Adenauer was West Germany's first chancellor and a key figure in rebuilding the country after World War Two. Konrad Adenauer was born in Cologne on 5 January 1876,...
