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Selected Works of Heike Henderson
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Merkel, Angela
Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World (2011)
  • Heike Henderson, Boise State University
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Abstract
Angela Merkel is Germany’s first female chancellor. A Protestant from the former East Germany, she was elected head of state in September 2005 and assumed office on November 22, 2005. She has been the chairwoman of her party, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), since April 10, 2000.
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Publication Date
2011
Editor
Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan
Publisher
SAGE Reference
ISBN
9781412976855
Citation Information
Heike Henderson. "Merkel, Angela" 1stThousand Oaks, CAEncyclopedia of Women in Today's World Vol. 2 (2011) p. 941 - 941
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/heike_henderson/31/