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| 1962, Nov. 2–28 | |
| A prolonged government crisis arose over the Free Democratic Party's demands for changes in the cabinet, ending with Adenauer's agreement to drop Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss from a reconstructed government. Kai-Uwe von Hassel replaced him on Dec. 14. | 1 |
| 1963, June 24 | |
| U.S. president John F. Kennedy, during a four-day visit to West Germany, pledged with Adenauer joint efforts to reunify Germany, achieve European unity, and defend West Berlin from Communist encroachment, and on June 26 electrified West Berlin with his statement in a public address: “I am a Berliner.” | 2 |
| Oct. 16 | |
| Adenauer stepped down as chancellor and Ludwig Erhard succeeded him. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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