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« on: March 18, 2016, 08:32:13 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2016, 08:42:53 AM »
Repost from the German elections thread.

Quote from: Old Europe on March 18, 2016, 08:35:46 AM
Former foreign minister (2009-13) and longtime FDP chairman (2001-11) Guido Westerwelle died today, aged 54.

Shortly after leaving office, he had been diagnosed with leukemia and was struggling with it ever since. While I was not a huge a fan of him politically, that was a pretty cruel fate he suffered.

He'll be remembered for being largely reponsible for both the FDP biggest electoral success and the party's biggest defeat in 2009 and 2013 respectively. He was also the first openly gay foreign minister of Germany.
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2016, 11:10:42 AM »
Ugh, that's awful. Really sorry to hear that.
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2016, 11:20:32 AM »
R.I.P.
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2016, 01:19:24 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony Returns on March 18, 2016, 11:10:42 AM
Ugh, that's awful. Really sorry to hear that.

yeah. he was someone i genuinely respected and liked despite having very different political views
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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2016, 01:22:23 AM »
R.I.P. to most unpopular Vizekanzler. Biggest mistake to not go traffic light in 2005.
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2016, 03:06:56 PM »
Quote from: i have a very good brain, and i've said a lot of things. on March 18, 2016, 01:19:24 PM
Quote from: Californian Tony Returns on March 18, 2016, 11:10:42 AM
Ugh, that's awful. Really sorry to hear that.

yeah. he was someone i genuinely respected and liked despite having very different political views

Can't say I did, but it's still depressing no matter what you thought of the guy as a politician.
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2016, 03:15:54 PM »
Totally unexpected (I was not aware he was ill).
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