Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer- 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967 was a German statesman.
As the first post-war Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963,
he led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that forged close relations with old enemies France and the United States.
In his years in power Germany achieved prosperity, democracy, stability and respect.
He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a coalition of Catholics and Protestants that under his leadership became and has since remained the most dominant in Germany.
