Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest lived chancellor in German history and had the longest post-chancellorship, at over 33 years.
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Background
- Born in
- Hamburg
- Educated at
- Klindworth-Scharwenka ConservatoryUniversity of HamburgLichtwarkschule
- Awards
- 🏆 Eric M. Warburg Award🏆 Osgar🏆 honorary citizenship🏆 Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
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"Of course, nuclear power has its risks. But there is no power and nothing in the world without risks, not even love."
"The rule of law does not have to win, it does not have to lose, but it has to exist!"
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1918
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