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Oskar Lafontaine
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Politician (Federal Republic of Germany)
Minister-President of Saarland (9 April 1985 to 10 November 1998).
Was severely wounded in the throat when a psychopath woman attacked him with a knife during the election campaign (25 April 1990).
Candidate for the Federal German Chancellorship in 1990; lost to
Helmut Kohl
.
His father was killed in action in WW-2.
Federal German Minister of Finance (27 October 1998 to 18 March 1999).
Mayor of Saarbrücken (1976 to 1985).
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD (1995-1999).
Chairman of SPD Saarland (1977-1996).
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