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Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt fɔn ˈvaɪtszɛkɐ] ; 15 April 1920 – 31 January 2015) was a German politician (CDU), who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994. Born into the aristocratic Weizsäcker family, who were part of the German nobility, he took his first public offices in the Protestant Church in Germany.
A member of the CDU since 1954, Weizsäcker was elected as a member of parliament at the 1969 elections. He continued to hold a mandate as a member of the Bundestag until he became Governing Mayor of West Berlin, following the 1981 state elections. In 1984, Weizsäcker was elected as President of the Federal Republic of Germany and was re-elected in 1989 for a second term. As yet, he and Theodor Heuss are the only two Presidents of the Federal Republic of Germany who have served two complete five-year-terms. On 3 October 1990, during his second term as president, the reorganized five states of the German Democratic Republic and East Berlin joined the Federal Republic of Germany, which made Weizsäcker President of a reunified Germany.
Weizsäcker is considered the most popular of Germany's presidents, held in high regard particularly for his impartiality. His demeanor often saw him at odds with his party colleagues, particularly longtime Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He was famous for his speeches, especially one he delivered at the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1985. Upon his death, his life and political work were widely praised, with The New York Times calling him "a guardian of his nation's moral conscience".
Filmography
all 32
self 30
TV Shows 26
Movies 6
Tunnel to Freedom (2021)
Der Reichstag (2017)
23 (1998)
Halb 12 (1995)
Vaclav Havel, ein böhmisches Märchen (1993)
Leute (1983)
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GenderMale
Birthday1920-04-15
Deathday2015-01-31 (94 years old)
Birth NameRichard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker
Birth PlaceStuttgart, Germany
ReligionLutheranism
Height
SpouseMarianne von Weizsäcker
ChildrenRobert K. von Weizsäcker, Fritz von Weizsäcker, Beatrice von Weizsäcker, Andreas von Weizsäcker
FatherErnst von Weizsäcker
MotherMarianne von Weizsäcker
SiblingsCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
CitizenshipsGermany
ResidencesBern · Basel, Switzerland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oslo, Norway, Berlin, Germany
AwardsPour le Mérite, Order of the Crown of the Realm, Catalonia International Prize, Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal, German Sports Badge, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, German citizenship price, Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, Royal Order of the Seraphim, National Maltese Order of Merit, Erich-Kästner award, emperor Otto award, Ernst Reuter Medal, Order of Antonio José de Irisarri, Harnack medal, Augsburg Peace Prize, Corine Literature Prize, Eric M. Warburg Award, Osgar, Order of the Elephant, Heinz-Galinski-Award, Humanismus prize, German Leo Baeck Award, Order of the Quetzal, Martin Luther Medal, Romano Guardini award, Goldene Kamera, Heinrich Heine Prize, Nansen Refugee Award, Royal Victorian Chain, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Geuzenpenning, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Iron Cross 1st Class, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Schärfste Klinge, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary citizen of Berlin, Gold Olympic Order, Giuseppe Motta Medal, Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Collar of the Order of Charles III, Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, honorary doctor of Johns Hopkins University, Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala, honorary doctor of Harvard University, honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, honorary doctor of Waseda University, honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Theodor Heuss Award, honorary citizen of Gdańsk, honorary citizen of Bonn, Urania Medal, honorary citizen of Stuttgart, honorary doctor of Erasmus University Rotterdam
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