Gustav Heinemann

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Gustav Heinemann was a German politician who served as President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 to 1974 and was known for his strong commitment to democracy and civil liberties.

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instanceOf German politician
President of Germany
human
burialPlace Essen
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1899-07-23
dateOfDeath 1976-07-07
educatedAt University of Göttingen
University of Marburg
University of Munich
University of Münster
familyName Heinemann
givenName Gustav
hasChild Uta Ranke-Heinemann
headOfStateOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany
honorificTitle Federal President of Germany
influencedBy Christian ethics
knownFor advocacy of civil liberties
commitment to democracy
pacifist stance
languageSpoken German
memberOf All-German People's Party
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
movement German resistance to rearmament
peace movement
occupation lawyer
politician
university lecturer
officeEnd 1974-06-30
officeStart 1969-07-01
opposed West German rearmament in the 1950s
placeOfBirth Schwelm
placeOfDeath Essen
politicalAlignment social democracy
positionHeld Federal Minister of Justice of Germany
Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany
President of the Federal Republic of Germany
precededBy Heinrich Lübke
religion Protestantism
sexOrGender male
signature Gustav Heinemann signature
spouse Hilda Heinemann
succeededBy Walter Scheel
termNumberAsPresident 3
workLocation Bonn
Essen

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University of Cologne hasNotableAlumni Gustav Heinemann
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf hasNotableBurials Gustav Heinemann (memorial reference)
linked to: Gustav Heinemann
Waldfriedhof burialPlaceOf Gustav Heinemann
Adenauer I cabinet member Gustav Heinemann