Angela MerkelInfobase Publishing, 2009 - 121 Seiten Born in West Germany but raised in East Germany, Angela Merkel has known both repression and freedom. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Merkel started her meteoric rise to become Germany's first female chancellor and one of the world's most powerful women. This biography gives an account of a leader who's a tireless force for progress. |
Inhalt
Foreword | 6 |
Finding Freedom | 12 |
Growing Up in a World Divided | 21 |
Political Awakening | 40 |
Becoming the German Leader | 62 |
A New World Leader | 75 |
A Woman in Power | 95 |
Chronology | 107 |
Bibliography | 109 |
Further Reading | 111 |
Photo Credits | 113 |
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About the Authors | 120 |
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