Saturday, January 31, 2015

Richard von Weizsäcker dies

Richard von Weizsäcker died in Germany today. He was 94.

von Weizsäacked was a giant of his generation.

As President of the Federal Republic he gave a famous speech in the Bundestag on May 8, 1985, the 40th anniversary of the ending of the war. He spoke about May 8 being a day of freedom for all.
Later he spoke about the importance of good German Russian relations, how Germans should learn to live together in respect and fraternity with Jews and Muslims.

He was greatly admired and respected in Germany.

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