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Franz Josef Strauss
Franz Josef Strauss ( ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of the state of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988. Strauss is also credited as a co-founder of European aerospace conglomerate Airbus.
After the 1969 federal elections, West Germany's CDU/CSU alliance found
However, he wished to retain Europe's diversity and opposed the idea of Europe becoming a "melting pot".
Reception and legacy.
People who knew Hallstein described him as someone with keen intellect, an excellent command of language, and his reliability.
But he was also perceived as cold, unapproachable, and excessively intellectual, respected rather than liked. Edward Heath allegedly said of him "He is just a brain."
He was also characterized as having a keen sense of duty: Franz Josef Strauss