German political scandals
- German political scandals
This is a list of major political scandals in Germany:
*World War II ("Der zweite Weltkrieg", 1939)
*Spiegel scandal ("Spiegelaffäre", 1962)
*"Radikalenerlass" or Berufsverbot (1970s)
*Rudel Scandal (1976)
*CDU secret party donations scandal ("Parteispendenaffäre"), twice:
**1982 "Flick Affair"
**1999 CDU contributions scandal ("Schwarzgeldaffäre")
*General Günter Kießling's supposed closet homosexuality (1984)
*Waterkantgate, scandal around Uwe Barschel, carrying on past his mysterious death (late 1980s / early 1990s)
*Amigo affair (Amigo-Affäre), bribe-scandal forcing the Bavarian prime minister Max Streibl to resign in 1993.
*Treuhand (mid-1990s)
*Berlin banking scandal (late 1990s)
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