A Protestant pastor’s daughter who grew up behind the Iron Curtain, Angela Merkel rose to become the “chancellor of Europe” who has outlasted a generation of world leaders.
Unlike her one-time partners on the global stage, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac and Silvio Berlusconi, Merkel is still in power and running for another four-year term.
During her reign, she has taken centre stage in Europe’s debt turmoil and refugee crisis, sparred with Russia over Ukraine and now, after Donald Trump’s election, is being widely hailed as the torch-bearer of western liberal democracy.
With a doctorate in quantum chemistry, Merkel, 62, is …read more
Source: African news network 7
