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Walter Scheel

1919 - 2016

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Walter Scheel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl] ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman. A member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946, he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979. He led the FDP from 1968 to 1974. During the chancellorship of Willy Brandt, Scheel was Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Vice Chancellor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Scheel is the 2,040th most popular politician (up from 2,096th in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from Germany (up from 583rd in 2019) and the 153rd most popular German Politician.

Walter Scheel was a politician in Germany who served as the Vice Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He is most famous for his role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

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Among politicians, Walter Scheel ranks 2,040 out of 19,576. Before him are James II of Aragon, B. D. Jatti, Maria Josepha of Austria, Kenan Evren, Klaus Iohannis, and Alexandre Millerand. After him are Amon of Judah, Tekuder, Beji Caid Essebsi, Suppiluliuma II, George Reid, and Rudolph of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Walter Scheel ranks 20. Before him are Choi Kyu-hah, Zhao Ziyang, Moïse Tshombe, William Lipscomb, Desmond Doss, and Matilde Camus. After him are Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, Georgios Papadopoulos, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Lino Ventura, and Margot Fonteyn. Among people deceased in 2016, Walter Scheel ranks 33. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, S. R. Nathan, Queen Anne of Romania, Anisa Makhlouf, and Frank Sinatra Jr.. After him are Elie Wiesel, Jerome Bruner, Kenny Baker, Harry Kroto, Carrie Fisher, and James Cronin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Scheel ranks 534 out of 7,253. Before him are Gerhard Ertl (1936), Wassily Leontief (1906), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546), and Felix Klein (1849). After him are Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Hans Baldung (1484), Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Theodor Morell (1886), and Hans Fritzsche (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Walter Scheel ranks 153. Before him are Robert Ley (1890), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Walter Schellenberg (1910), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), and Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546). After him are Hans Fritzsche (1900), Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), and Albert the Bear (1100).

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