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When you think back today to a time more than 70 years ago when Germany was a terrible place, a place people were afraid of, it is a wonderful development that we have gone from being a terrible place to a place that people dream of.

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Sigmar Gabriel
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: September 12
Former German Federal Minister Of The Environment
Non-Fiction Writer
Politician
Teacher
Temporary Career Soldier
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Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel
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