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Mitte Mai 1944 besuchte er seinen Vater, der Botschafter beim Heiligen Stuhl in Rom war. [85] During a four-day state visit to the United Kingdom in July 1986, Weizsäcker addressed a joint session of the Houses of Parliament, the first German to be accorded that honor. [12] When he was 17 years old, Weizsäcker travelled to England to study philosophy and history at Balliol College, Oxford. Gewählt wurde der bisherige Außenminister Walter Scheel (FDP), der als Kandidat der sozial-liberalen Koalition angetreten war. ), njemački političar (). [38][39], Between 1964 and 1970, Weizsäcker served as president of the German Evangelical Church Assembly. Franz Amrehn (1961–1969) | The attempt had to be called off when the uniforms were destroyed by an air raid. Oktober 1990: „Sich zu vereinen, heißt teilen lernen.“, In der Zeit übte Richard von Weizsäcker 1992 schwere Kritik an den deutschen Parteien. [102] On 15 April 2020, von Weizsäcker's 100th birthday, incumbent Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller and Ralf Wieland, president of the Abgeordnetenhaus, Berlin's state parliament, laid down a wreath at his grave in honour of his services to the city of Berlin. [15], After the outbreak of the Second World War, Weizsäcker joined the German army, ultimately rising to the rank of captain in the reserves. Mai 1984 gegen die von den Grünen vorgeschlagene Luise Rinser von der Bundesversammlung zum sechsten Bundespräsidenten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gewählt. Das Regiment wurde im Winter 1941/42 fast vollständig aufgerieben und musste im Februar 1942 von der Front abgezogen werden. Klaus von Bismarck | Sein Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse trug der Bundespräsident während seiner Amtszeit offiziell nicht. [21], At the end of the war Weizsäcker continued his study of history in Göttingen and went on to study law,[22] but he also attended lectures in physics and theology. Richard von Weizsäcker was born on 15 April 1920 in the New Palace in Stuttgart, the son of diplomat Ernst von Weizsäcker, a member of the Weizsäcker family, and his wife Marianne von Graevenitz. Between 1979 and 1981, Weizsäcker served as Vice President of the Bundestag. "[48] He dedicated his first years in office mainly to foreign policy, travelling widely with Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and choosing former Foreign Office employees as his personal advisors. Juli 1944 Axel von dem Bussche und Fritz-Dietlof Graf von der Schulenburg an, über die er von den Plänen des Claus Graf von Stauffenberg erfuhr. He crossed over the border to Poland with his regiment on the very first day of the war. Er wurde Adjutant des Regimentskommandeurs Kuno Dewitz. Deutsch: Richard von Weizsäcker war der sechste Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland von 1984–1994, und von 1981–1984 Regierender Bürgermeister von (West-)Berlin. Military service: German Army Father: Ernst von Weizsäcker (diplomat, b. Helmut Simon | We must not separate 8 May 1945 from 30 January 1933. Katrin Göring-Eckardt | "[67], In his remarks to the historians, Weizsäcker said their dispute had prompted accusations that they sought to raise a "multitude of comparisons and parallels" that would cause "the dark chapter of our own history to disappear, to be reduced to a mere episode. [17] His regiment, consisting in a large part of noble and conservative Prussians, played a significant part in the 20 July plot, with no fewer than nineteen of its officers involved in the conspiracy against Hitler. Juni 1981 bis 9. On Weizsäcker's strong urging, the occasion was marked without Reagan, who visited West Germany several days earlier instead, surrounding the G7-summit in Bonn. His brother Carl Friedrich, a … Das Grenadierregiment 67 war zeitweise bei Wartenburg eingekesselt. Lorenz Niegel, a politician of the sister party CSU, who had not taken part in the ceremony, objected to the term "day of liberation", referring to it instead as a "day of deepest humiliation". [71] In those remarks he praised the accomplishment of German unity in freedom and in peace. Premierminister Pakistans) eine vom damaligen UN-Generalsekretär Boutros Boutros-Ghali einberufene Kommission zur Neuorganisation der Vereinten Nationen. 142036002, citing Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Dahlem, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, … It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article. [113], Weizsäcker's publications include Die deutsche Geschichte geht weiter (German History Continues), first published in 1983;[88] Von Deutschland aus (From Germany Abroad), a collection of speeches first published in 1985;[114] Von Deutschland nach Europa (From Germany to Europe, 1991)[115] and his memoirs Vier Zeiten (Four Times), published in German in 1997[116] and in English as From Weimar to the Wall: My Life in German Politics in 1999. Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981–84), President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–94), Speech on the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, Relationship with his party and Helmut Kohl, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker, former President of Germany, dies, Paul H. 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Gerda Hasselfeldt | Richard von Weizsäcker | Im Jahr 1965 wurde Weizsäcker als Kandidat für den Deutschen Bundestag vorgeschlagen, lehnte die Kandidatur aber ab, um einen Interessenkonflikt aufgrund seines Ehrenamtes als Präsident des Deutschen Evangelischen Kirchentages zu vermeiden. [47], Richard von Weizsäcker took office as president on 1 July 1984. Ernst Lemmer (1955–1961) | During his four-day visit, he reassured Poles that the newly unified German state would treat their western and northern borders, which included prewar German lands, as inviolable. [87][88] During a speech at the Kremlin, Weizsäcker said: "The Germans, who today live separated into East and West, have never stopped and will never stop to feel like one nation. Richard von Weizsäcker held the largely ceremonial position of president between 1984 and 1990 and was in post during the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany’s reunification. Ab 1995 leitete er als Co-Präsident, gemeinsam mit dem Franzosen Stéphane Hessel, Moeen Qureshi (ehem. Kai-Uwe von Hassel | His brief remarks, however, were almost inaudible, due to the sound of the bells marking midnight, and of the fireworks that were released to celebrate the moment of reunification. Heinrich Windelen | "May 8 was a day of liberation." Weizsäcker unterstützte auch das Konzept der Behutsamen Stadterneuerung, das die Flächensanierung ablöste und nach der politischen Wende auch auf die Ost-Berliner Altstadtbereiche angewandt wurde. Klasse. [54] Reagan's visit nevertheless sparked controversy, especially in the United States. In 1984, Weizsäcker was elected as President of the Federal Republic of Germany and was re-elected in 1989 for a second term. While comments from politicians were mainly negative, a public poll conducted by the Wickert-Institut in June 1992 showed that 87.4 percent of the population agreed with the president. In his inaugural address, he appealed to his nation's special consciousness, saying: "Our situation, which differs from that of most other nations, is no reason to deny ourselves a national consciousness. 's, "Denkmal für die im Nationalsozialismus verfolgten Homosexuellen", "Möglichkeiten, das Gewissen abzulenken", Bonn Journal; Facing the Mirror of German History, "Richard von Weizsäcker, German president 1920–2015", "Ansprache von Bundespräsident Richard von Weizsäcker beim Staatsakt zum "Tag der deutschen Einheit, Borders Will Stay, Bonn's President Says in Poland, Germans Lay Beloved Statesman Brandt to Rest, A New German Seriousness on the Asylum Problem, German Electoral College to Pick New President, Economic Slide Rekindles Debate on Capitals, Weizsaecker Urges Openness to Truth of the Past : W. German President Makes Rare Israel Visit, "Seit Goebbels der schlimmste Hetzer im Land! Viele Jahre lang war Weizsäcker ein Unterstützer der Freya von Moltke Stiftung und engagierte sich für das Neue Kreisau.[33]. Seit dem 8. Anfang 1944 erhielt er das Eiserne Kreuz 1. [46], In 1984, Weizsäcker was elected as President of West Germany by the German Federal Convention, succeeding Karl Carstens and drawing unusual support from both the governing center-right coalition and the opposition Social Democratic Party;[44] he defeated the Green party candidate, Luise Rinser. In its obituary, The New York Times called Weizsäcker "a guardian of his nation’s moral conscience",[4] while The Guardian commented that Germany was "uniquely fortunate" in having had him as a leader. ke 40. výročí konce druhé světové války 8. května 1985) byly právem proslulé. There is discovered or concealed individual guilt. Weizsäcker freundete sich eng mit den im selben Regiment dienenden späteren Widerstandskämpfern des 20. This fact is speculated to be the motive behind the murder of his son in 2019, though the suspect has been sent to a secure hospital unit due to a "delusional general aversion" against the victim's family. [104] He maintained an easy-going and open demeanor towards members of all other parties. When reports about sexual abuse there surfaced in 2010, it was speculated in the media that Andreas might have been one of the victims, but this was denied by the family. Von 1979 bis 1981 war Weizsäcker Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages. [7] The youngest of four children, Weizsäcker had two brothers, the physicist and philosopher Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and Heinrich von Weizsäcker, and also a sister, Elisabeth. Im März 1945 wurde Weizsäcker in Ostpreußen bei schweren Abwehrkämpfen leicht verwundet. Weizsäcker hatte drei Brüder und eine Schwester: Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (Philosoph und Physiker, 1912–2007), Ernst Viktor Weizsäcker (1915 bereits als Säugling verstorben), Adelheid von Weizsäcker (1916–2004) und Heinrich Viktor von Weizsäcker (Offizier, 1917–1939[1]). He died … We are all affected by the consequences and liable for it. Klaus Wowereit (2001–2014) | There is guilt which people acknowledge or deny. When the CDU gained a sweeping victory in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg in April 1972, his party decided to take the opportunity to dispose of chancellor Brandt with a vote of no confidence, replacing him with Rainer Barzel, and Weizsäcker was one of only three elect CDU politicians to speak out against the proposal. Christian Wulff (2010–2012) | Er wurde als viertes Kind Ernst von Weizsäckers und Marianne von Weizsäckers (Tochter des königlichen Generaladjutanten Friedrich von Graevenitz) in einem Flügel des Neuen Schlosses in Stuttgart geboren. 1971 wurde Weizsäcker von Rainer Barzel zum Vorsitzenden der CDU-Grundsatzkommission berufen. 1988 gab Richard von Weizsäcker als amtierender Bundespräsident sein Einverständnis, dass ein Schulzentrum in Bolivien nach ihm benannt werden durfte: die von Frank Weber gegründete Modellschule in Cochabamba, welche als Privatschule kostenfreie Schulausbildung für sozial schwache Familien ermöglicht. Jahrestag der Beendigung des Krieges in Europa und der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft einen Paradigmenwechsel der deutschen Vergangenheitspolitik herbei, indem er den 8. [83] In a column for the German newspaper Der Spiegel, chief-editor Rudolf Augstein criticized the president for his attack, writing: "You cannot have it both ways: on the one hand giving a right and seminal political incentive, but on the other hand insulting the governing class and its chief". Geburtstages gab die, Richard von Weizsäcker im Gespräch mit Ingo Hermann, in der Reihe. Sein Großvater, der württembergische Ministerpräsident Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker, war von König Wilhelm II. von Württemberg geadelt und dann 1916 in den erblichen Freiherrenstand erhoben worden. [37] It was involved in production of the Agent Orange. He was elected vice president of the Bundestag 1979-1981, but did not stand for re-election, because he became the Governing Mayor (German: Regierender Bürgermeister) of West Berlin (1981-1984).He was elected President of Germany by the Bundesversammlung (Federal … For instance, he urged the chancellor to recognize the Oder–Neisse line[107] and spoke out for a more patient approach to the journey towards German reunification. Neben seinem Studium arbeitete Weizsäcker von 1947 bis Anfang 1949 als Assistent des Rechtsanwalts Hellmut Becker, der der Verteidiger seines Vaters bei den Nürnberger Kriegsverbrecherprozessen war. Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (* 15. [44] Weizsäcker irritated the United States, France and Britain, the half-city's occupying powers, by breaking with protocol and visiting Erich Honecker, the East German Communist Party chief, in East Berlin. Some years later, Helmut Kohl offered him a safe seat for the 1965 elections, even going so far as to have Chancellor Konrad Adenauer write two letters urging him to run, but Weizsäcker declined, due to his work in the German Evangelical Church Assembly, wanting to avoid a conflict of interest. 1968 wurde Weizsäcker von Helmut Kohl zum ersten Mal als CDU-Kandidat für das Amt des Bundespräsidenten vorgeschlagen, unterlag aber in der Kampfabstimmung im CDU-Auswahlausschuss deutlich mit 20 zu 65 Stimmen gegen den damaligen Verteidigungsminister Gerhard Schröder. Sein Großvater, der württembergische Ministerpräsident Karl Hugo von Weizsäcker, war von König Wilhelm II. Richard von Weizsäcker, who has died aged 94, was the first postwar president of a united Germany and one of half a dozen chancellors and presidents (three … „Mit großer Betroffenheit“ habe er erst Jahre nach seiner Tätigkeit bei Boehringer von Agent Orange erfahren, sagte von Weizsäcker[20] – eine Aussage, die auch angezweifelt wurde.[21][22]. [72], In 1990, Weizsäcker became the first head of state of the German Federal Republic to visit Poland. At the end of the war Weizsäcker continued his study of history in Göttingen and went on to study law, but he also attended lectures in physics and theology. [25] Weizsäcker und Honecker blieben sich menschlich fremd,[26] und abgesehen von einer Absichtserklärung der DDR zur Absenkung des Mindestumtauschs für Jugendliche brachte das Treffen keine praktischen Ergebnisse. Subsequently, Kohl unsuccessfully tried to deny Weizsäcker the chance to become president in 1983. Weizsäcker's many awards and honors include: We must not regard the end of the war as the cause of flight, expulsion and deprivation of freedom. Weizsäcker wurde daraufhin als Nachfolger von Hans-Jochen Vogel, der damit nur ein halbes Jahr im Amt gewesen war, zum Regierenden Bürgermeister von Berlin gewählt. Njemački predsjednik.. Posjeti drugim državama Dort nahm er an der Schlacht um Moskau teil, wobei seine Einheit bis auf 35 km an die Innenstadt herankam. [79][80] To compensate for a delay in the transfer to Berlin of the government and the federal parliament, Weizsäcker declared in April 1993 that he would be performing an increased share of his duties in Berlin. Martin Dolde | [44] Ahead of the 1976 elections, CDU chairman Helmut Kohl included him in his shadow cabinet for the party's campaign to unseat incumbent Helmut Schmidt as chancellor. Bei der Wahl des deutschen Bundespräsidenten am 23. Michaela Geiger | Willy Brandt (1957–1966) | Walter Momper (1989–1991) | [81] He decided not to wait for the renovation and conversion as the presidential seat of the Kronprinzenpalais (Crown Prince's Palace) at Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, and to use instead his existing official residence in West Berlin, the Bellevue Palace beyond Tiergarten park. Gerhard Robbers | September 1939 überschritt die Einheit der Weizsäcker-Brüder im Rahmen des Überfalls auf Polen die polnische Grenze am Polnischen Korridor, rund 40 Kilometer nördlich von Bromberg. 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