Konrad Adenauer
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 Konrad Adenauer facts

• He led his country from the ruins of World War II to a productive and prosperous nation that forged close relations with France, the United Kingdom and the United States
• During his years in power West Germany achieved democracy, stability, international respect and economic prosperity ("Wirtschaftswunder", German for "economic miracle")
• He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a Christian Democratic party that under his leadership became, and has since usually been, the most influential party in the country
• Adenauer, d믭 "Der Alte" ("the old man"), the oldest leader in a democracy in history was still Chancellor at age 87
• He belied his age by his intense work habits and his uncanny political instinct
• He displayed a strong dedication to a broad vision of market-based liberal democracy and anti-communism
• A shrewd politician, Adenauer was deeply committed to a Western-oriented foreign policy and restoring the position of West Germany on the world stage
• He worked to restore the West German economy from the destruction of World War II to a central position in Europe, presiding over the German Economic Miracle
• He founded the Bundeswehr in 1955 and came to terms with France, which made possible the economic unification of Western Europe
• Adenauer opposed rival East Germany and made his nation a member of NATO and a firm ally of the United States