| Jan.7 |
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Merkel courts SPD in pivotal talks
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| Nov.19 |
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Germany coalition talks collapse as FDP pulls out
| Oct.1 |
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Germany gay marriage: Couple are first to marry |
| Sep.24 |
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Merkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term while nationalists have made a historic surge in federal elections
| Jun.30 |
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German lawmakers vote to legalize same-sex marriage A landmark decision which just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote
| Jun.9 |
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Merkel says EU is 'ready to start Brexit negotiations'
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| Dec.30 |
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Merkel: Islamist terror is 'greatest threat' to Germany
| Nov.29 |
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Top German spy warns of political cyberattacks, Russia links |
| Nov.20 |
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Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, to seek fourth term |
| Sep.18 |
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Berlin state poll: Losses for Merkel's CDU, gains for AfD |
| Sep.5 |
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Merkel refugee policy blamed for CDU German regional defeat |
| Jun.26 |
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France and Germany 'in agreement' over UK's EU exit
| Jun.25 |
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Brexit: Merkel says 'no need to be nasty' in leaving talks
| Jun.18 |
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German minister warns Nato against 'warmongering' |
| Jun.2 |
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Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
| Apr.15 |
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Merkel allows inquiry into comic's Erdogan insult |
| Mar.12 |
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Merkel faces test as Germany votes in regional elections |
| Mar.10 |
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Migrant crisis: Merkel condemns closure of Balkan route |
| Feb.28 |
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Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel |
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| Nov.5 |
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Germany to speed up asylum process |
| Nov.1 |
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Berlin Wall blunderer Guenter Schabowski dies at 86 |
| Sep.8 |
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Germany's Merkel says EU quotas are a 'first step' |
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Germany 'can take 500,000 asylum seekers a year'
| Sep.7 |
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Migrant crisis: Influx will change Germany, says Merkel |
| Sep.6 |
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Germany to release funds to help regions cope |
| Aug.4 |
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German prosecutor sacked over Netzpolitik treason probe
| Jun.20 |
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Al-Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany |
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| Nov.9 |
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Berlin Wall: Thousands of balloons released
Map of Brandenburg Gate Germany Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall
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Merkel hails Berlin Wall's fall |
| Nov.8 |
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Germany marks anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall |
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Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War
| Sep.14 |
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Merkel: Fighting anti-Semitism is German duty
| Aug.29 |
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Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns
| Aug.27 |
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Ukraine crisis: Russia pressed over fresh fighting |
| Jul.10 |
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Germany expels U.S. Embassy official The German government is expelling a person it describes as the representative of U.S. foreign intelligence services based at the U.S. Embas...
| Jul.4 |
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Germans summon envoy over 'US spy' |
| May.30 |
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Row brews as Merkel backs Juncker as EU chief
| May.26 |
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Merkel vows economic boost to counter Eurosceptic gains |
| Feb.7 |
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Merkel condemns US over EU insult |
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| Dec.22 |
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Khodorkovsky vows to help prisoners |
| Dec.20 |
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Freed Khodorkovsky flies to Germany |
| Dec.17 |
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Merkel voted into 3rd term
| Nov.26 |
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German parties reach coalition deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have agreed to enter a coalition with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD)
| Oct.26 |
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Germany to send intelligence officials to Washington |
| Oct.25 |
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German spy chiefs set to visit US |
| Oct.24 |
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US envoy summoned over spy row |
| Oct.23 |
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Merkel concern at 'US phone spying'
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone
| Sep.22 |
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Merkel celebrates after election
| Jun.19 |
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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts |
| May.31 |
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US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
| Mar.19 |
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Cyprus warned over bailout rejection |
| Feb.9 |
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German 'plagiarism' minister quits
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| May.15 |
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Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks
| Feb.17 |
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German president resigns amid scandal
President Christian Wulff announced his resignation Friday following a series of scandals that prompted calls for him to stand down
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| Dec.2 |
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Merkel ready for closer euro union |
| Oct.9 |
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Euro crisis talks 'end in accord'
| Sep.29 |
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Parliament approves EU bailout fund
| Sep.28 |
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Merkel faces test in bailout vote |
| Sep.14 |
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Eurozone leaders reassure Greece. France
| Jul.20 |
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Germany and France in debt deal |
| Jun.17 |
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Merkel and Sarkozy urge Greek aid |
| May.30 |
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Merkel : Germany 'to set energy example' |
| Apr.13 |
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Nato ministers to discuss Libya |
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| May.31 |
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German president quits amid row |
| May.21 |
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Germans approve euro rescue plan |
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| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike
| Nov.26 |
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Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
| Nov.9 |
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Berlin Wall dominoes tumble |
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary
Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
| Sep.27 |
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Exit polls show Merkel retains office
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defeated her foreign minister to win another four-year term. Christian Democratic Union party received 33.7%
| Sep.13 |
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Merkel to face rival in TV debate |
| Sep.6 |
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Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
| Aug.27 |
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Merkel warns Iran on sanctions |
| Feb.22 |
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EU heads back financial clampdown |
| Feb.8 |
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Merkel phones pope over Williamson |
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| Nov.9 |
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Merkel urges anti-racist action |
| Oct.17 |
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Parliament passes bank bailout |
| Oct.5 |
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Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
| Jul.24 |
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Obama seeks stronger Europe ties
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| Dec.7 |
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Germany moves to ban Scientology |
| Mar.25 |
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EU leaders call for rapid reforms |
| Jan.31 |
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Germany issues CIA arrest orders |
| Jan.17 |
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Rice: Quartet will meet on Mideast |
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| Oct.26 |
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Germany orders troops skull probe |
| Apr.18 |
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Germany backs open Holocaust record |
| Mar.29 |
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Crunch talks on Iran nuclear plan |
| Jan.12 |
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Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N.
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| Dec.5 |
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Rice visits Germany amid CIA row |
| Nov.30 |
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Merkel defiant over German hostage |
| Nov.22 |
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Merkel sworn Angela Merkel was sworn as Germany's 8th post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor
| Oct.10 |
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Merkel to become German chancellor Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats
| Sep.19 |
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Merkel urges Schroeder to concede |
| Sep.18 |
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Election ends in stalemate Angela Merkel's conservatives have won election by just 3 seats, falling far short of a majority
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Merkel claims German mandate |
| Aug.13 |
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Germany attacks US on Iran threat |
| Jul.1 |
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Schroeder loses confidence vote
| Jun.4 |
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Chirac, Schroeder urge EU action |
| May.10 |
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Holocaust memorial unveiled
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| Aug.10 |
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Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout
| Mar.31 |
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Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid
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Kabul 'needs aid in war on drugs' |
| Feb.18 |
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EU's 'big three' deny power grab |
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| Dec.11 |
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Schroeder joins Iraq contracts row |
| Sep.20 |
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Leaders find 'common ground' on Iraq
| Sep.16 |
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Europe summit to seek Iraq deal |
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| Sep.23 |
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Schroeder outlines battles ahead |
| Sep.20 |
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Minister denies Bush 'Hitler' slur |
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| Aug.1 |
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Germany's first gay couple wed |
| Jan.10 |
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2 ministers quit over mad cow crisis |
before year 2000
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| Nov. 9, 1989 |
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
Map of Brandenburg Gate Berlin Germany A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) | |
| Jun. 24, 1948 |
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Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin
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| Jan. 30, 1933 |
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Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after parliamentary elections had not resulted in the formation of a majority government | |
| Mar. 18, 1890 |
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Otto von Bismarck resigns as German Chancellorship A conservative Prussian statesman who engineered a series of wars that unified the German states into a powerful German Empire
| Jun. 16, 1880 |
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Berlin Conference The Congo Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period | |
| Jan. 18, 1871 |
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German Empire proclaimed The empire was the historical German nation state that existed from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918 | |
| Sep. 29, 1862 |
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Otto von Bismarck delivers 'Blood and Iron' speech The title of a speech by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck given in 1862 about the unification of the German territories
| Jan. 28, 1859 |
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Kaiser William II born
Map of Kronprinzenpalais Berlin Germany The last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918
| Aug. 17, 1786 |
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Frederick the Great died
Frederick II was the third Hohenzollern king, reigning over the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786
| Jan. 24, 1712 |
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Frederick the Great of Prussia born Frederick II was the third Hohenzollern king, reigning over the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786
| Feb. 16, 1620 |
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Frederick William the Great Elector, born
Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as 'the Great Elector'
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2013 |
| Jun.19 |
Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts |
2006 |
| Jan.12 |
Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N.
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2011 |
| Jun.17 |
Merkel and Sarkozy urge Greek aid |
2004 |
| Mar.31 |
Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid
| Mar.31 |
Kabul 'needs aid in war on drugs' |
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2017 |
| Sep.24 |
Merkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term while nationalists have made a historic surge in federal elections
2016 |
| Nov.20 |
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, to seek fourth term |
| Sep.18 |
Berlin state poll: Losses for Merkel's CDU, gains for AfD |
| Mar.12 |
Merkel faces test as Germany votes in regional elections |
2014 |
| May.26 |
Merkel vows economic boost to counter Eurosceptic gains |
2013 |
| Sep.22 |
Merkel celebrates after election
2009 |
| Sep.27 |
Exit polls show Merkel retains office
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defeated her foreign minister to win another four-year term. Christian Democratic Union party received 33.7%
| Sep.13 |
Merkel to face rival in TV debate |
2005 |
| Sep.18 |
Election ends in stalemate Angela Merkel's conservatives have won election by just 3 seats, falling far short of a majority
| Sep.18 |
Merkel claims German mandate |
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2011 |
| Dec.2 |
Merkel ready for closer euro union |
| Sep.14 |
Eurozone leaders reassure Greece. France
2002 |
| Sep.23 |
Schroeder outlines battles ahead |
| Sep.20 |
Minister denies Bush 'Hitler' slur |
1871 |
| Jan. 18, 1871 |
German Empire proclaimed The empire was the historical German nation state that existed from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918 | |
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2011 |
| May.30 |
Merkel : Germany 'to set energy example' |
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2009 |
| Feb.8 |
Merkel phones pope over Williamson |
2007 |
| Dec.7 |
Germany moves to ban Scientology |
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2004 |
| Aug.10 |
Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout
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2016 |
| Apr.15 |
Merkel allows inquiry into comic's Erdogan insult |
2015 |
| Jun.20 |
Al-Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany |
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2014 |
| Nov.9 |
Berlin Wall: Thousands of balloons released
Map of Brandenburg Gate Germany Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall
| Nov.9 |
Merkel hails Berlin Wall's fall |
| Nov.8 |
Germany marks anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall |
2009 |
| Nov.9 |
Berlin Wall dominoes tumble |
| Nov.9 |
Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary
Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
2007 |
| Mar.25 |
EU leaders call for rapid reforms |
|
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2016 |
| Dec.30 |
Merkel: Islamist terror is 'greatest threat' to Germany
| Nov.29 |
Top German spy warns of political cyberattacks, Russia links |
| Jun.18 |
German minister warns Nato against 'warmongering' |
2014 |
| Nov.8 |
Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War
| Aug.29 |
Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns
| Aug.27 |
Ukraine crisis: Russia pressed over fresh fighting |
2013 |
| Mar.19 |
Cyprus warned over bailout rejection |
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2009 |
| Feb.22 |
EU heads back financial clampdown |
2003 |
| Sep.16 |
Europe summit to seek Iraq deal |
1880 |
| Jun. 16, 1880 |
Berlin Conference The Congo Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period | |
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2016 |
| Sep.5 |
Merkel refugee policy blamed for CDU German regional defeat |
| Mar.10 |
Migrant crisis: Merkel condemns closure of Balkan route |
| Feb.28 |
Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel |
2015 |
| Nov.5 |
Germany to speed up asylum process |
| Sep.8 |
Germany's Merkel says EU quotas are a 'first step' |
| Sep.8 |
Germany 'can take 500,000 asylum seekers a year'
| Sep.7 |
Migrant crisis: Influx will change Germany, says Merkel |
| Sep.6 |
Germany to release funds to help regions cope |
|
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2009 |
| Sep.6 |
Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
2006 |
| Oct.26 |
Germany orders troops skull probe |
|
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2013 |
| Dec.20 |
Freed Khodorkovsky flies to Germany |
| Oct.26 |
Germany to send intelligence officials to Washington |
| Oct.25 |
German spy chiefs set to visit US |
2012 |
| May.15 |
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks
2008 |
| Jul.24 |
Obama seeks stronger Europe ties
2007 |
| Jan.17 |
Rice: Quartet will meet on Mideast |
2005 |
| Dec.5 |
Rice visits Germany amid CIA row |
2003 |
| Sep.20 |
Leaders find 'common ground' on Iraq
|
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2013 |
| Nov.26 |
German parties reach coalition deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have agreed to enter a coalition with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD)
2011 |
| Oct.9 |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord'
| Jul.20 |
Germany and France in debt deal |
2008 |
| Oct.5 |
Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
|
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2013 |
| Dec.22 |
Khodorkovsky vows to help prisoners |
1989 |
| Nov. 9, 1989 |
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Map of Brandenburg Gate Berlin Germany A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) | |
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2016 |
| Jun.2 |
Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
2014 |
| Jul.10 |
Germany expels U.S. Embassy official The German government is expelling a person it describes as the representative of U.S. foreign intelligence services based at the U.S. Embas...
| Jul.4 |
Germans summon envoy over 'US spy' |
2013 |
| Oct.24 |
US envoy summoned over spy row |
|
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2018 |
| Jan.7 |
Merkel courts SPD in pivotal talks
2017 |
| Nov.19 |
Germany coalition talks collapse as FDP pulls out
2011 |
| Apr.13 |
Nato ministers to discuss Libya |
2006 |
| Mar.29 |
Crunch talks on Iran nuclear plan |
|
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2009 |
| Aug.27 |
Merkel warns Iran on sanctions |
1948 |
| Jun. 24, 1948 |
Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin
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1859 |
| Jan. 28, 1859 |
Kaiser William II born
Map of Kronprinzenpalais Berlin Germany The last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918
1889 |
| Aug. 17, 1786 |
Frederick the Great died
Frederick II was the third Hohenzollern king, reigning over the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786
1882 |
| Jan. 24, 1712 |
Frederick the Great of Prussia born Frederick II was the third Hohenzollern king, reigning over the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786
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2015 |
| Aug.4 |
German prosecutor sacked over Netzpolitik treason probe
2014 |
| Sep.14 |
Merkel: Fighting anti-Semitism is German duty
| May.30 |
Row brews as Merkel backs Juncker as EU chief
| Feb.7 |
Merkel condemns US over EU insult |
2013 |
| Dec.17 |
Merkel voted into 3rd term
| Oct.23 |
Merkel concern at 'US phone spying'
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone
| Feb.9 |
German 'plagiarism' minister quits
2012 |
| Feb.17 |
German president resigns amid scandal
President Christian Wulff announced his resignation Friday following a series of scandals that prompted calls for him to stand down
2010 |
| May.31 |
German president quits amid row |
2009 |
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike
| Nov.26 |
Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
2005 |
| Oct.10 |
Merkel to become German chancellor Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats
2001 |
| Jan.10 |
2 ministers quit over mad cow crisis |
1933 |
| Jan. 30, 1933 |
Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after parliamentary elections had not resulted in the formation of a majority government | |
1890 |
| Mar. 18, 1890 |
Otto von Bismarck resigns as German Chancellorship A conservative Prussian statesman who engineered a series of wars that unified the German states into a powerful German Empire
1862 |
| Sep. 29, 1862 |
Otto von Bismarck delivers 'Blood and Iron' speech The title of a speech by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck given in 1862 about the unification of the German territories
1872 |
| Feb. 16, 1620 |
Frederick William the Great Elector, born
Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as 'the Great Elector'
|
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2008 |
| Nov.9 |
Merkel urges anti-racist action |
|
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2017 |
| Oct.1 |
Germany gay marriage: Couple are first to marry |
| Jun.30 |
German lawmakers vote to legalize same-sex marriage A landmark decision which just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote
2001 |
| Aug.1 |
Germany's first gay couple wed |
|
|
2005 |
| Nov.22 |
Merkel sworn Angela Merkel was sworn as Germany's 8th post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor
| Sep.19 |
Merkel urges Schroeder to concede |
|
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2015 |
| Nov.1 |
Berlin Wall blunderer Guenter Schabowski dies at 86 |
|
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2011 |
| Sep.29 |
Parliament approves EU bailout fund
| Sep.28 |
Merkel faces test in bailout vote |
2010 |
| May.21 |
Germans approve euro rescue plan |
2008 |
| Oct.17 |
Parliament passes bank bailout |
2005 |
| Nov.30 |
Merkel defiant over German hostage |
| Jul.1 |
Schroeder loses confidence vote