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Franz Josef Strauß

German politician (1915-1988) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73

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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1989Orden wider den tierischen ErnstAward1988Died3 October 19881985Golden SchlitzohrAward1984Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in GoldAward1982Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of AustriaAward1981Order of the LionAward1979Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar StarAwardOrder of the Star of AfricaAward1977Order of Karl ValentinAward1968Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-NassauAward1962Grand Cross of the National Order of MeritAwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. SylvesterAward1960Grand Cross of the Order of the CrownAward1959Bavarian Order of MeritAward1957Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1915Born6 September 1915

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Orden wider den tierischen Ernst1989
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1986
Golden Schlitzohr1985
Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold1984
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope1984
Grand Officer of the Order of Mono1983
Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria1982
European Award of Charles IV.1982
Honorary Citizen of Munich1981
Order of the Lion1981
Order of the Star of Africa1979
Order of the Republic1979
Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star1979
Commander of the Order of the Equatorial Star1978
Order of the Star of Jordan1978
Order of Karl Valentin1977
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau1968
Order of Merit of Niger1968
Grand Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast1967
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester1962
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour1962
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit1962
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ1961
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown1960
Grand Cross of the Order of George I1960
Bavarian Order of Merit1959
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1958
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1957
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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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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