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| 1876 | Birth |  |
| 5th Jan Cologne Birth of Conrad Adenauer, the "Old Fox" |
| 1909 | Deputy Mayor | |
| Cologne Appointed Deputy Mayor of Cologne |
| 1917 | Mayor | |
| Cologne Appointed Mayor of Cologne |
| 1921 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Prussian Council |
| 1933 | Dismissal | |
| Dismissed by the Nazis |
| 1933 | Exile of Adenauer | |
| Forced to flee to Switzerland because of his opposition to Hitler |
| 1934 | Arrest | |
| Arrested by the Gestapo |
| 1944 | Arrest | |
| Cologne Arrested because of his opposition to Hitler |
| 1945 | CDU | |
| Founds & leads the Chris tian Democratic Union |
| Rather than revive the Centre Party Adenauer creates the CDU |
| 1945 | Mayor | |
| Cologne Appointed Mayor of Cologne |
| 1948 | Chairman Parliamentary Council | |
| Bonn Appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Council, West Germany's ruling body |
| 1948 | Constitution | |
| Bonn A Constitution is postponed until re-unification |
| Bonn A Federal Assembly, the Bundestag, is to be elected every 4 yrs by universal suffrage |
| Bonn The Basic Law rests on the will of the people of the western Lander |
| Bonn The Basic Laws are drawn up to provide West Germany with a working constitution |
| 1948 | Legislation | |
| Bonn The Basic Law rests on the will of the people of the western Lander |
| 1949 | Chancellor | |
| Bonn The CDU wins a majority in the elections to the Federal Parliament |
| 14th Aug Bonn Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| 1949 | Constitution | |
| 23rd May Bonn Establishes the Federal Republic's constitution |
| 1949 | Election | |
| Aug Wins the 1st post war election for the CDU & heads a coalition government |
| 1949 | Federal Republic | |
| 23rd May Bonn Establishes the Federal Republic's constitution |
| 1949 | Government | |
| 14th Aug Forms a coalition Government of the CDU, CSU, FDP & DP parties |
| 1950 | Diplomacy | |
| 21st Mar Bonn Advocates economic union with France |
| 1950 | Economy | |
| 1st Mar Bonn Rationing ends in West Germany, apart from sugar |
| 21st Mar Bonn Advocates economic union with France |
| 1950 | EPU | |
| Bonn The European Payments Union is founded which regularizes trade payments |
| 1950 | Plan Schumann | |
| 9th May Paris The French & German coal, iron & steel industries are placed under a single authority |
| 9th May Paris The Schumann Plan is launched in Paris |
| 1950 | Rationing | |
| 1st Mar Bonn Rationing ends in West Germany, apart from sugar |
| 1951 | Constitution | |
| 6th Dec Bonn Russia opposes free elections in Germany |
| 6th Dec Bonn The FDR & DDR agree to send reresentatives to the UN to discuss free elections |
| 1953 | Chancellor | |
| 20th Oct Bonn Appointed Chancellor |
| 1955 | Rule of Saarland | |
| Saarland A referendum in the Saar votes for reunification with Germany |
| 1957 | Bundesbank | |
| Bonn The Bank Deutscher Lander is renamed the Bundesbank |
| 25th Nov Germany signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 25th Nov Rome Germany signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 1957 | European Union | |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| 1957 | Treaty of Rome | |
| 25th Mar Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands & West Germany establish the EEC |
| 25th Mar Rome Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands & West Germany establish the EEC |
| 1959 | Rule of Saarland | |
| Saarland The Saar is reunified with Germany |
| 1962 | Diplomacy | |
| Bonn Agrees a rapprochment with France |
| 1962 | Scandal | |
| Comprimised by the Spiegel Affair |
| 1963 | Diplomacy | |
| Baden Baden Signs a treaty with President de Gaulle |
| 1963 | Resignation | |
| Forced to resign after the Spiegel Affair |
| 1963 | Scandal | |
| Forced to resign after the Spiegel Affair |
| 1963 | Treaty of Franco German | |
| Baden Baden Provides for regular summits & cooperation in foreign, economic & cultural affairs |
| Baden Baden Signs a treaty with President de Gaulle |
| 16th May Bonn The Bundestag ratifies the Franco-German Treaty |
| 1966 | Resignation | |
| Resigns as Chairman of the CDU, age 90 |
| 1967 | Death | |
| Death of Konrad Adenauer |
