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Beyond peace, there is no longer any existence possible.

Gustav Heinemann

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Gustav Heinemann
Age: 76 †
Born: 1899
Born: July 23
Died: 1976
Died: July 7
Former President Of Germany
Lawyer
Politician
Theologian
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Gustav Walter Heinemann
Gustav W. Heinemann
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