Karl Carstens

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Karl Carstens
Carstens in 1978
President of West Germany
In office 1 July 1979 – 30 June 1984
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Walter Scheel
Succeeded by	Richard von Weizsäcker
President of the Bundestag
In office 14 December 1976 – 31 May 1979
Preceded by	Annemarie Renger
Succeeded by	Richard Stücklen
Bundestag Leader of the CDU/CSU Group
In office 17 May 1973 – 1 December 1976
Preceded by	Kurt Georg Kiesinger (Acting)
Succeeded by	Helmut Kohl
Chief of the Federal Chancellery
In office 1 January 1968 – 22 October 1969
Chancellor	Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Preceded by	Werner Knieper
Succeeded by	Horst Ehmke
Member of the Bundestag for Ostholstein
In office 3 October 1976 – 1 July 1979
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Günther Jansen
Member of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein
In office 19 November 1972 – 3 October 1976
Personal details
Born	(1914-12-14)14 December 1914 Bremen, German Empire
Died	30 May 1992(1992-05-30) (aged 77) Meckenheim, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (1955–1992)
Other political affiliations	Nazi Party (1940–1945)
Spouse	Veronica Prior
Education	Yale University, University of Burgundy, Goethe University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Königsberg, University of Hamburg
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Karl Carstens (German: [kaʁl ˈkaʁstn̩s] ^ⓘ; 14 December 1914 – 30 May 1992) was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.