Hans-Dietrich Genscher

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Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a prominent German liberal politician who served for many years as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, playing a key role in German reunification and European diplomacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German politician
diplomat
human
lawyer
awardReceived Charlemagne Prize
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of the White Double Cross
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

Germany
dateOfBirth 1927-03-21
dateOfDeath 2016-03-31
describedBySource Bundestag biography
German Foreign Office
surface form: German Federal Foreign Office
educatedAt Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Leipzig NERFINISHED
familyName Hans-Dietrich Genscher self-linksurface differs
surface form: Genscher
fieldOfStudy law
givenName Hans-Dietrich Genscher self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hans-Dietrich
memberOf Free Democratic Party
movement German liberalism
notableWork Genscher-Colombo plan for European Union
contribution to European integration
role in German reunification
role in the 2+4 negotiations
numberOfChildren 1
officeEnd 1974-05-16
1992-05-18
officeHeld Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany
Foreign Minister of Germany
Vice Chancellor of Germany
officeStart 1969-10-22
1974-05-16
participantIn Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
surface form: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

German reunification
Helsinki Accords
surface form: Helsinki process

Two Plus Four Agreement negotiations
placeOfBirth Halle (Saale)
Reideburg
placeOfDeath Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Peenemünde Army Research Center
surface form: Peenemünde
politicalParty Free Democratic Party
positionHeld Chairman of the Free Democratic Party
Deputy Federal Chairman of the Free Democratic Party
Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany
Foreign Minister of Germany
Member of the Bundestag
State Secretary
surface form: State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior

Vice Chancellor of Germany
religion Protestantism
residence Bonn
Wachtberg
sexOrGender male
spouse Barbara Genscher
workLocation Berlin
Bonn

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Hans-Dietrich Genscher familyName Hans-Dietrich Genscher self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher givenName Hans-Dietrich Genscher self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hans-Dietrich
Humboldt University of Berlin hasNotableAlumni Hans-Dietrich Genscher