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Adenauer

American  
[ad-nouuhr, -nou-er, ad-n-ouuhr, -ou-er, ahd-n-ou-uhr] / ˈæd naʊər, -naʊ ər, ˈæd n aʊər, -ˌaʊ ər, ˈɑd nˌaʊ ər /

noun

  1. Konrad 1876–1967, chancellor of the West German Federal Republic 1949–63.


Adenauer British  
/ ˈaːdənauər /

noun

  1. Konrad (ˈkɔnraːt). 1876–1967, German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (l949–63)

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The group "is already in other African countries such as Libya, Niger and Burkina Faso, where they do mainly training", said Ulf Laessing, director of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Mali.

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"All the arrests at once send a good signal to the nations that spy on us," said Felix Neumann of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

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“The putschists won’t be holding their breath this time over the renewed threat of military action,” said Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a think tank.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2023

The other two were Konrad Adenauer, West Germany’s first leader, and Helmut Kohl, who led Germany to reunification.

From Washington Times Apr. 17, 2023

His target was the West German chancellor himself, Konrad Adenauer.

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