Joachim Gauck
Joachim Wilhelm Gauck is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany.
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- Born in
- Rostock
- Educated at
- University of Rostock
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau🏆 Geschwister-Scholl-Preis🏆 Franz Werfel Human Rights Award🏆 Ludwig-Börne-Preis🏆 Cicero Orator Prize
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1940
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