The German Chancellor ruled for 16 years
A whole generation of Germans knows no other chancellor but Angela Merkel. Now that she is preparing to leave the post, AFP recalls some of the memorable photos of this chemist, who entered politics and became the most influential woman in the world.
Brown jacket, white T-shirt and denim skirt. With these clothes, Merkel appeared a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall on her first election tour in the district of Stralsund-Rügen-Grimmen. There she visited a fisherman’s house on the island of Rügen. With her ordinary appearance, she left the fishermen with the impression that she fully understood their problems.
Fifteen years later, the right won the German election and Merkel became the country’s first female chancellor.
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Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s chancellor in 2005
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In 2006, during the World Cup in Germany, Merkel was documented as an ardent supporter of the German football team. She waves the national flag in support of the players and does not hide her joy in front of the cameras when they score a goal.
German media wrote at the time that Merkel was the 12th member of the German football team.
Zeit even wrote Merkel’s imaginary love letters to footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger, beginning with “Dear Basti” and signed “Your Angie.”
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Angela Merkel congratulates Bastian Schweinsteiger
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In 2014, when Merkel was at the opening of the World Cup in Brazil, it was rumored that she provided additional “motivation” for German players, and the new term was a combination of the words “motivation” and “muti” (“mom” of German), as the Germans call Merkel. The staff of the Chancellor in the locker rooms of the big football tournaments also remains unforgettable for the Germans.
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Angela Merkel talks to Miroslav Klose in the Bundesliga locker room
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During the crisis in the Eurozone, the Greeks portrayed Merkel with a Hitler mustache because of the firm line she adopted for austerity in the troubled southern European country.
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The photo from the G7 summit in Canada, where Merkel, surrounded by other leaders, seemed to openly oppose Donald Trump, who was recently president of the United States, also remains memorable.
