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Manfred Wörner
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Manfred Hermann Wörner was a German politician, jurist, diplomat, and lawyer. He served as Secretary General of NATO and as a member of the German Bundestag. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he was also affiliated with the Young Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. His career included service in the German Air Force, where he held the rank of colonel.
Born in Stuttgart in 1934, Wörner studied jurisprudence at Heidelberg University, the University of Paris, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, earning a Doctor of Laws degree. He authored works such as *Eighth German-American Roundtable on NATO* and *Für Frieden in Freiheit*. He received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, honorary citizenship, and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He died of colorectal cancer in the Brussels-Capital Region in 1994.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Stuttgart
- Place of death
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the German Bundestag
- Employer
- Göppingen
- Political party
- Christian Democratic Union
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Manfred Woerner 1993.jpg
- Work location
- Bonn
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- Commons category
- Manfred Wörner
- date of death
- 1994-08-13
- date of birth
- 1934-09-24
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- academic major
- jurisprudence
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Manfred Wörner
- birth name
- Manfred Hermann Wörner
- catalog code
- 11002547
- subject has role
- eponym
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