West Germany
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West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It was sometimes known as th
Dutch tanks, pictured in West Germany in 1956 as part of the large British and American-led foreign military presence in the country
Konrad Adenauer was a German statesman who served as the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Rudi Dutschke, student leader
The Brandt cabinet of 1969 on the steps of President Heinemanns's residence in Bonn, the Villa Hammerschmidt
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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Kurt Georg Kiesinger was a German politician and lawyer who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became chancellor, he served as Minister-Preside
Kiesinger in 1969
1961 election poster for Kiesinger
First reading of the Bonn–Paris conventions in the Bundestag, 1954
Left to right: Lyndon Johnson, Dean Rusk, Kiesinger and Willy Brandt in 1967