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Konrad Adenauer was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is considered the "Father of New Germany". He allied the country with the USA and led them into joining NATO and presided over the resoration of the military and economy. He founded the Christian Democratic Union, which has since been the largest right-wing party in Germany.

He has sometimes been criticised for cementing the division in Germany and being apologetic to ex-Nazis, but remains a highly regarded figure in Germany - in a recent survey (Unsere Besten), he was voted the greatest Germany who ever lived. Prior to World War II, he was the Mayor of Cologne and an opponent of the Nazis.

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