Adenauer, Konrad

German politician (Centre, CDU)
As federal chancellor important dialogue partner of Governing Mayor Willy Brandt, his rival in the Bundestag elections of 1961

• 1876 born
• 1917-1933, 1945 Mayor of Cologne
• 1945 Co-founder of the Rhineland CDU
• 1946-1950 First chairman of the CDU in the British occupation zone
• 1948-1949 President of the Parliamentary Council
• 1949-1967 Member of the Bundestag
• 1949-1963 Federal chancellor
• 1950-1966 Party chairman of the CDU
• 1951-1955 Federal foreign minister
• 1967 died

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Biography
SPD Politician in divided Berlin 1947-1956 1949: 14 Aug 1950: 24 March, 21 May-25 May, 04 Nov 1951: 18 April 1952: 10 March, 03 Dec 1953: 01 July, 06 Sept 1955: Feb, 10 Nov	Governing Mayor and Candidate for Chancellor 1957-1966 1957: May/June, 15 Sept 1958: 19 April, 07 Dec 1959: 05 July 1960: 11 Jan, 12 March, 16 May, 15 June 1961: July, 17 Sept, 05 Dec 1962: 26-30 May, 28 Sept-6 Oct, 19 Nov 1963: 17 Jan, 26 June, 15 Oct
Foreign Minister and Federal Chancellor in Bonn 1967-1974 1968: 31 Jan

Politics Ostpolitik and policy on Germany 1955–1989 Policies in and for Berlin 1947–1966 Relationship to Judaism and to Israel 1933–1992 Chairman of the SPD 1964–1987 Concepts and policies for Europe 1939–1992	Sources/Videos Willy Brandt remembers the rivalry between Adenauer and Schumacher in 1949 Willy Brandt talks about his relations with Konrad Adenauer
Sources/Documents and Objects Memo of Willy Brandt on his conversation with Konrad Adenauer in Bonn, 5 December 1961	Travels 1957-1966