The former German chancellor governed in turbulent times: the financial crisis, Russian aggression in Ukraine, Covid and ...

Angela Merkel was elected leader of Germany in 2005 ... Merkel was born in West Germany, raised in then-communist East Germany, and earned a Ph.D. in quantum chemistry before entering politics ...

As Angela Merkel, the longtime former chancellor of Germany ... Merkel was born in 1954, when Germany was split into two countries: communist, Soviet-aligned East Germany, where Merkel grew up, and ...

Angela Merkel hired ... of official East German dogma. During the height of the contentious debate over the Reagan administration’s deployment of Pershing missiles in West Germany, Merkel ...

I first encountered Angela Merkel when I was the Eastern European ... first 35 years of her life living in the old communist East Germany, with a provincial accent to prove it.

Upon assuming the chancellorship of Germany in 2005, Merkel made history not only as the first female leader of the federal republic but also as the first Ossi, as those of East German origin are ...

Angela Merkel’s black limousine cruised ... allied casualties on its first day alone. Head east and change trains in Brussels for Germany and you’ll go through Aachen, the first German city ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s memoir’ Freedom timed its release well. Launched in 30 languages in November, it comes when Europe is facing its most uncertain time.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recalled her impression of Donald Trump during his first term ... She spent the first 35 years of her life studying and working as a chemist in communist ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel ... drug trafficking as reasons for the failure. Merkel's predecessor, Gerhard Schröder, committed Germany in 2001 to the US-led military coalition to ...