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Federal President Theodor Heuss (left) in 1954 in conversation with Rabbi Leo Baeck during a ceremony to mark the 750th anniversary of the death of the Jewish religious philosopher M. Maimonides.
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Not the first Swabian to go down in history, but certainly one of the greatest: Theodor Heuss was the first Federal President of Germany.
Stuttgart - The post-war period in Germany not only brought with it a lot of suffering and chaos, but also great personalities who led the German people into democracy and back into the global community.
An outstanding example is Theodor Heuss.
BW24
introduces the first Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The article deals with Heuss' origins and explains what a major role he played in the development of the young republic.
The text also examines the question of why Heuss is considered one of the greatest statesmen in German history.
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