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Joachim Gauck
President of Germany Date of Birth: Country: Germany |
Joachim Gauck - President of Germany
Joachim Gauck is a German politician who has served as the President of Germany since March 18, He was born into a family with a strong maritime background, and his father was a naval officer.
After the end of World War II, his father was captured and held as a prisoner of war by the British. Gauck's father returned to Rostock in and worked as a labor protection inspector at a shipyard.
Early Life and Education
Joachim Gauck was born on January 24, , in Rostock, Germany.
His mother was a skilled office worker and his father joined the Nazi Party in Gauck grew up with a strong anti-communist sentiment due to his father's arrest and imprisonment on charges of espionage and anti-Soviet propaganda.
This experience influenced his political views and led him to reject joining the pro-communist Free German Youth.
Career in the Church and Opposition Movement
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