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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel’s memoirs, titled “Freedom. Memories 1954 – 2021,” are to be published in late November, three years after the end of her 16-year tenure, her publisher announced on Monday. Merkel, who led the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), weathered a number of crises during her time in office, including Europe’s high influx of migrants in 2015 and the Covid-19 pandemic. The former chancellor co-wrote the book with her long-time political advisor, Beate Baumann. According to publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch, the book will look back on Merkel’s life in two G…

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