Editing List of Germans (section)

===Presidents of Germany===
''(in chronological order)''
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* [[Friedrich Ebert]] (1871–1925), first president of the [[Weimar Republic]] (SPD) 1919–25
* [[Paul von Hindenburg]] (1847–1934), field marshal, president 1925–34
* [[Adolf Hitler]] (1889–1945), combining legally both offices, president and chancellor ("''Führer und Reichskanzler''") 1933–45
* [[Karl Dönitz]] (1891–1980), Admiral of the Fleet, after Hitler's death, president for 22&nbsp;days, 1945
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Presidents of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949:<br />
''(in chronological order)''
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* [[Theodor Heuss]] (1884–1963), Federal President 1949–59 (Liberal-Democratic Party, FDP)
* [[Heinrich Lübke]] (1894–1972), Federal President 1959–69 (CDU)
* [[Gustav Heinemann]] (1899–1976), Federal President 1969–74 (SPD)
* [[Walter Scheel]] (1919–2016), Federal President 1974–79 (FDP)
* [[Karl Carstens]] (1914–1992), Federal President 1979–84 (CDU)
* [[Richard von Weizsäcker]] (1920–2015), Federal President 1984–94 (CDU)
* [[Roman Herzog]] (1934–2017), Federal President 1994–99 (CDU)
* [[Johannes Rau]] (1931–2006), Federal President 1999–2004 (SPD)
* [[Horst Köhler]] (born 1943), Federal President 2004–10 (CDU)
* [[Jens Böhrnsen]] (born 1949), acting president since resignation of Köhler in 2010 (SPD)
* [[Christian Wulff]] (born 1959), Federal President 2010–12 (CDU)
* [[Horst Seehofer]] (born 1949), acting president since resignation of Wulff in 2012 (CDU)
* [[Joachim Gauck]] (born 1940), Federal President 2012–2017 (Independent)
* [[Frank-Walter Steinmeier]] (born 1956) Federal President since 19 March 2017 (SPD)
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R1220-401, Erich Honecker.jpg|thumb|203x203px|[[Erich Honecker]]]]