Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈhɛɐman ˈjoːzɛf ˈaːdənaʊɐ]; 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman. As Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963, he led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that forged close relations with old enemies France and the United States. In his years in power Germany achieved prosperity, democracy, stability and respect. He was the first chancellor (head of government) of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, called West Germany), 1949–63. He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a coalition of Catholics and Protestants that under his leadership became and has since remained the most dominant in Germany.
Adenauer, dubbed "Der Alte" ("the old one"), belied his age as the oldest elected leader in world history by his intense work habits and his uncanny political instinct. He displayed a strong dedication to a broad vision of democracy, capitalism, and anti-Communism. A shrewd politician, Adenauer was deeply committed to a Western-oriented foreign policy and restoring the position of West Germany on the world stage. He worked to restore the West German economy from the destruction in World War II to a central position in Europe, rebuilt its army and came to terms with France, helped make possible Western European unification, opposed rival East Germany, and made his nation a member of NATO and a firm ally of the United States.
Konrad Adenauer Stunden der Entscheidung Doku 2012
Bonner Republik 1949 - 1998 (1/6) Die Ära Adenauer
Interview with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Günter Gaus im Gespräch mit Konrad Adenauer (1965)
Adenauer - Germany Reborn
wissen2go: Die Ära Adenauer/ Frühe Bundesrepublik
1949-09-21 - Konrad Adenauer - Rede vor dem Deutschen Bundestag (4m 07s)
Wspomnienia - Konrad Adenauer. Książka czytana. Audiobook Pl. Cz1/2
Die Besten im Westen, Konrad Adenauer, 1 von 2
Wer war Konrad Adenauer?
De Gaulle und Adenauer - Eine deutsch-französische Freundschaft
1. Kanzler BRD - Konrad Adenauer - Der Patriarch Teil 1 von 4
Trauerstaatsakt und Staatsbegräbnis für Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer, Schäuble und die Lüge um die Deutschen Ostgebiete
Plot
It's May 1950, just before the now-famous Robert Schuman Declaration. Schuman was the French Foreign Minister, who brokered friendly Franco-German Relations after 3 large-scale wars between the two European powers within 70 years brought havoc to Europe regularly. A year after the German Federal Republic (West) was established with Anglo-Franco-American agreement in 1949, the 1950 Declaration, which included the Benelux countries as well, created a West European Customs & Trade Zone. They later added a few more countries to become the European Economic Community, then after two enlargements in the 1980s and 1990s became the EU - the European Union, now expanded significantly larger in area, population, and in economic unity. In the first decade of this century, the EU has again been enlarged twice - the last in 2007 adding Romania and Bulgaria. This story of the EU's origins is told through the chance encounter of a young couple: Jean Monnet, a journalist from the Stuttgarter Zeitung, and the French Marie. They believe in a Union of Western Europe, and help in their own ways to bring the idea about,and change Europe's history forever - up to today, in any case. Later on, Monnet would be Robert Schuman's ally in the quest for peace and reconciliation across the continent. This film by Franck Apprederis was produced as part of the 50th Anniversary Commemorations of the European Union.
Keywords: european-union, journalist, post-world-war-two
Konrad Adenauer Stunden der Entscheidung Doku 2012
Bonner Republik 1949 - 1998 (1/6) Die Ära Adenauer
Interview with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Günter Gaus im Gespräch mit Konrad Adenauer (1965)
Adenauer - Germany Reborn
wissen2go: Die Ära Adenauer/ Frühe Bundesrepublik
1949-09-21 - Konrad Adenauer - Rede vor dem Deutschen Bundestag (4m 07s)
Wspomnienia - Konrad Adenauer. Książka czytana. Audiobook Pl. Cz1/2
Die Besten im Westen, Konrad Adenauer, 1 von 2
Wer war Konrad Adenauer?
De Gaulle und Adenauer - Eine deutsch-französische Freundschaft
1. Kanzler BRD - Konrad Adenauer - Der Patriarch Teil 1 von 4
Trauerstaatsakt und Staatsbegräbnis für Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer, Schäuble und die Lüge um die Deutschen Ostgebiete
Konrad Adenauer | Die Macht der Juden (Interview)
Konrad Adenauer (CDU) - Held für die Heimkehr der Zehntausend
Wspomnienia - Konrad Adenauer. Książka czytana. Audiobook Pl. Cz2/2
Founding fathers of the European Union: Konrad Adenauer
Tag der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2015
Konrad Adenauer - Zitate eines Staatsmannes !
Konrad Adenauer - Stunden der Entscheidung (2012, Stefan Schneider)
Stipendiatenveranstaltung: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Documentaire 2015 Konrad Adenauer Le Chancelier De La Guerre Froide Documentaire VF
Interview with Sven Irmer, Director Konrad Adenauer Foundation Romania part 1
Interview with Sven Irmer, Director Konrad Adenauer Foundation Romania part 2
Interview with Sven Irmer, Director Konrad Adenauer Foundation Romania part 3
Konrad Adenauer ueber Juden und Wiedergutmachung
Interview mit Uwe Tellkamp, Preisträger des Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2009
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Interview
Pidax - Konrad Adenauer - Stunden der Entscheidung (2012, Stefan Schneider)
Megatrends in Megacities: Dr. Norbert Eschborn, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, South Korea
KAS-Interview mit Nils Wörmer
KAS-MUSICAL Interview mit den Solisten Celine, Sina, Lena Premiere 11.Juni 2015 Petersberg
Chancellor Adenauer on France and the Jews [English/German subtitles]
Argentina Szabados im KAS - Interview (deutsch übersetzt)
"Akademielesung": Peter Stamm
Interview Klaus-Peter Schöppner, Geschäftsführer TNS Emnid
Argentina Szabados in the KAS - Interview (original, english)
KAS-Interview mit Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bäcker