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Angela Dorothea Merkel
Born 1954
First female Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021), crisis manager of EU
Quick Facts
Born
1954
Profession
Politician
Nationality
German
Biography
Trained physicist from East Germany, Merkel steered Germany through financial, migrant and pandemic crises, championing consensus and climate policy.
Historical Significance
Merkel's pragmatic leadership stabilised Europe; Forbes named her world's most powerful woman 14 times
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