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ONE OF A KIND
The Most
Powerful
Woman
In The
World
Angela
Merkel
Thechancellor of grew up in East Germany. She is a physicist and the biggest government headquarters in the
Germany, was became involved in politics after the 1989 fall world.
named the most of the Berlin Wall. She has been the leader of
powerful woman the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since An oversize sculpture, titled The Philosopher,
in the world by Forbes in May 2014. In Britain, 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since stands in front of the north entrance’s grand
The Times named her ‘Person of the Year’ 2005. She is the first woman to hold either stairway; intended “to epitomize the person
for her role as the de facto leader holding office. Merkel is currently ranked the fifth most who likes to take time to reflect.” Whoever
the European Union together. She is fighting powerful person in the world. Nearly 70 years wrote that definitely got Merkel’s number.
to deescalate the Ukraine crisis, welcoming after the end of World War II and 25 years
refugees and trying to keep Russia out of other after re-unification, Germans may still want “When it comes to human
countries while maintaining domestic support to think of themselves as a large, uninvolved dignity, we cannot make
for her policies, including the controversial Switzerland, however they certainly telegraph compromises.”
sanctions against Russian exports. She has no power in their architecture.
tolerance for violations of international law Merkel’s dramatic, sweeping, ultra-modern -Angela Merkel
and has backed this policy by consistent action. glass-and-concrete Chancellery building is 10
times the size of the White House and one of
She was born in Hamburg, West Germany, but
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