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Franz Josef Strauss

1915 - 1988

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Franz Josef Strauss (German: Strauß [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988. Strauss is also credited as a co-founder of European aerospace conglomerate Airbus. After the 1969 federal elections, West Germany's CDU/CSU alliance found itself out of power for the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Josef Strauss is the 4,625th most popular politician (down from 4,323rd in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,173rd in 2019) and the 351st most popular German Politician.

Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician who served as Minister President of the state of Bavaria from 1958 to 1988. He was a leading figure in the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, a member of the European Parliament, and a long-time member of the Bundestag.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 4,625 out of 19,576. Before him are George Read, Trisong Detsen, Fasilides, Moša Pijade, Emperor Shōmu, and Antti Aarne. After him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Anne of York, Giuseppe Conte, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Amyntas I of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 50. Before him are Brother Roger, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Mario Del Monaco, Prince George William of Hanover, Bob Kane, and Takeshi Kamo. After him are Chung Ju-yung, Laurent Schwartz, Shoichi Yokoi, Shogo Kamo, Liisi Oterma, and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland. Among people deceased in 1988, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 33. Before him are Virginia Satir, Raymond Carver, Richard S. Castellano, Felix Wankel, Clifford D. Simak, and Luis Barragán. After him are Christina Onassis, Farida of Egypt, Henryk Szeryng, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Valerie Solanas, and Gert Fröbe.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 1,206 out of 7,253. Before him are Engelbert Kaempfer (1651), Johann Philipp Reis (1834), Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), Johann Georg Pisendel (1687), Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757), and Walter Kasper (1933). After him are Hannah Höch (1889), Herbert Gille (1897), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826), Walther Flemming (1843), and Thomas Abbt (1738).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 351. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647), Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526), Conrad II of Italy (1074), Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), and Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757). After him are Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826), Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727), Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763), Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (1755), Marie of Prussia (1825), and Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661).

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