Franz Josef Strauß

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Franz Josef Strauß was a prominent and controversial German conservative politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria and played a major role in postwar West German politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German politician
conservative politician
human
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
heart attack
child Monika Hohlmeier
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
West Germany
dateOfBirth 1915-09-06
dateOfDeath 1988-10-03
describedBySource postwar West German political history
educatedAt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich NERFINISHED
familyName Strauß
givenName Franz
Josef
honorificTitle Dr.
languageSpoken German
memberOf Christian Social Union in Bavaria
militaryBranch Wehrmacht
notableWork Bavarian regional policy
development of the Bundeswehr
involvement in the Spiegel affair
shaping postwar West German conservative politics
numberOfChildren 3
officeEndTime 1962-12-19
1988-10-03
officeStartTime 1961-11-09
1978-11-06
placeOfBirth German Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich
placeOfDeath Bavaria
Regensburg NERFINISHED
West Germany
politicalAlignment conservatism
right-wing politics
positionHeld Chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Federal Minister for Special Affairs of West Germany
Federal Minister of Defence of West Germany
Federal Minister of Finance of West Germany
Member of the Bundestag
Minister-President of Bavaria
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Munich
sexOrGender male
spouse Marianne Strauß
workLocation Bavaria
Bonn

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
notableFormerLeader
Bavarian Order of Merit ("Franz Josef Strauss")
notableRecipient

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