Karl Carstens

Karl Carstens (December 14, 1914 - May 30, 1992) was a German politician. He served as the fifth Federal President of West Germany.

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December 14 - 1914 - May 30 - 1992 - German - Federal President - West Germany

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Carstens studied law and political science at the universities of Frankfurt, Dijon, Munich, Königsberg, and Hamburg from 1933 to 1936. In 1949 he received a Master of Laws degree from Yale University.

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Frankfurt - Dijon - Munich - Königsberg - Hamburg - Yale University

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• May 23, 1979: Carstens is elected as the fifth President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• July 1, 1983: After a Konstruktives Mißtrauensvotum (constructive vote of no confidence, a vote of the parliament to replace the old chancellor with a new one), Carstens decides to disband the Lower House of German Parliament and arrange new general elections.
• May 23, 1984: Richard von Weizsäcker becomes the elected successor of Karl Carstens.

Carstens famously denounced the author Heinrich Böll as a supporter of left-wing terrorism (specifically, the Baader-Meinhof Gang).

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Heinrich Böll - Baader-Meinhof Gang

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