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Joachim Gauck

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Joachim Wilhelm Gauck (German: [joˈʔaxɪm ˈɡaʊk] ; born 24 January 1940) is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany. During the Peaceful Revolution in 1989, Gauck was a co-founder of the New Forum opposition movement in East Germany, which contributed to the downfall of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and later with two other movements formed the electoral list Alliance 90. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joachim Gauck has received more than 1,131,513 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia. Joachim Gauck is the 869th most popular politician (up from 1,017th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Germany (up from 295th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular German Politician.

Joachim Gauck is a former German politician and civil rights activist. He was president of Germany from 2012 to 2017. He is most famous for his work as a civil rights activist in East Germany during the Cold War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joachim Gauck ranks 869 out of 15,577. Before him are Calvin Coolidge, Harold Godwinson, Sima Yi, Abū Lahab, Irma Grese, and Justin I. After him are James V of Scotland, Crixus, Friedrich Ratzel, Pepin of Herstal, Pietro Badoglio, and Barbara of Cilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Joachim Gauck ranks 18. Before him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Frank Zappa, Carlos Slim, Muhammad Yunus, and Qaboos bin Said al Said. After him are J. M. Coetzee, Wangari Maathai, Martin Sheen, Julie Christie, Gao Xingjian, and Pina Bausch.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Joachim Gauck ranks 246 out of 6,142. Before him are Eduard Buchner (1860), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Martin Niemöller (1892), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Irma Grese (1923). After him are Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Adam Weishaupt (1748), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), Ernst Jünger (1895), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), and Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Joachim Gauck ranks 73. Before him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Irma Grese (1923). After him are Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Julius Streicher (1885), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808).

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