Angela Merkel has received awards and honours from national governments, universities, and other non-governmental organisations. Merkel was the chancellor of Germany from 2005 until 2021, a length of tenure only exceeded by that of Helmut Kohl,[1] and was the first female German chancellor.[2] During her chancellorship, she was widely considered the de facto leader of the European Union.[3][4][5] Forbes named Merkel the world's second most powerful person in 2012[6] and 2015,[7] and the world's most powerful woman fourteen times.[8][9] Merkel has also commonly been described as the leader of the free world.[10]
Awards and honours received by Merkel include a special issue of the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, and twenty-one doctorates honoris causa.[11]
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