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Angela Merkel Fast Facts

Other Facts:Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl sometimes referred to her as "the girl." She is a trained physicist. Timeline:1978-1990 - Research associate at Zentralinstitut fur Physikalische Chemie in ...
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As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

A photo of Hans-Joachim Bull's November 1990 picture with Angela Merkel, taken during Merkel's first campaign stop as a parliamentary candidate. Merkel chatted with Bull (far left, obscured behind ...
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Angela Merkel Fast Facts

Here's a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany. 1978-1990 - Research associate at Zentralinstitut für Physikalische Chemie in Berlin. 1990 - Becomes press officer for ...
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As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

Editor's note: Angela Merkel steps down Wednesday after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and asked ...