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Franz Josef Strauß

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German politician (1915-1988)

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Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988.

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F. J. Strauß, K. SchillerF. J. Strauß, K. SchillerStrauss during a 1963 visit to IsraelStrauss during a 1963 visit to IsraelStrauss addressing the CDU in 1986, two years before his deathStrauss addressing the CDU in 1986, two years before his death

Awards 37

1989Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
1986Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
1985Golden Schlitzohr
1984Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold
1984Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope
1983Grand Officer of the Order of Mono
1982Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
1982European Award of Charles IV.
1981honorary citizen of Munich
1981Order of the Lion
1979Order of the Star of Africa
1979Order of the Republic
1979Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
1978Commander of the Order of the Equatorial Star
1978Order of the Star of Jordan
1977Order of Karl Valentin
1968Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
1968Order of Merit of Niger
1967Grand Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast
1962Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester
1962Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
1962Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
1961Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
1960Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
1960Grand Cross of the Order of George I
1959Bavarian Order of Merit
1958Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1957Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Escudo Silesiano
honorary doctor of the University of Munich
honorary doctor of the University of Chicago
honorary doctor of the University of Maryland
Iron Cross
War Merit Cross
Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu
Medal of Military Merit
Order of the National Flag

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Franz BeckenbauerAlso won Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in GoldAndré MalrauxAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of George IFrançois-René de ChateaubriandAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of ChristChristine LagardeAlso won Grand Officer of the National Order of the Ivory CoastPeter UstinovAlso won Golden SchlitzohrLuis Walter AlvarezAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Chicago

About this person

Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988. Strauss is also credited as a co-founder of European aerospace conglomerate Airbus.

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1988 · aged 73
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31 languages

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