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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (C), German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle (R) and former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (L) pose for a picture before a press conference in Berlin, November 21, 2011. The former Soviet President and friends presented...

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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (2nd L), his grand daughter Ksenia Gorbacheva (R), German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle (2nd R) and former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (L) pose for a picture before a press conference in Berlin, November 21, 2011. ...

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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, granddaughter Ksenia, general manager of the Mikhail-Gorbatchev-Foundation, and former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) attend the press conference concerning the forthcoming Mikhail-Gorbachev-Award...

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (2nd L), his granddaughter Ksenia Gorbacheva, German former Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle pose before a news conference on upcoming Michael Gorbachev Award (MGA) in Berlin November 21,...

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Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister and leader of the liberal Free Democratic party FDP combs his hair during a two-day extraordinary party convention in Frankfurt, November 12, 2011.

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Dutch Premier Mark Rutte (L) is seen with former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (C) and Klaus Kinkel at a two-day extraordinary party convention of the liberal Free Democratic party FDP in Frankfurt, November 12, 2011.

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WIESBADEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 10: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and his wife Barbara attend the Red Carpet for the Bambi Award 2011 ceremony at the Rhein-Main-Hallen on November 10, 2011 in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher attends a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall at the Bernauer Strasse memorial on August 13, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Wall, equipped with watch...

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Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R) and his wife Barbara arrive on the red carpet at the 'Festspielhaus' ahead of the opening performance of 'Tannhaeuser' at the 100th edition of the Richard Wagner opera festival in the southern German city of Bayreuth on July 25, 2011...

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BAYREUTH, GERMANY - JULY 25: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R) and his wife Barbara Genscher arrive for the reception of the Bavarian state governor after the Bayreuth festival 2011 premiere on July 25, 2011 in Bayreuth, Germany.

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BAYREUTH, GERMANY - JULY 25: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and his wife Barbara Genscher arrive for the Bayreuth festival 2011 premiere on July 25, 2011 in Bayreuth, Germany.

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Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher laughs waves as he arrives on the red carpet at the 'Festspielhaus' ahead of the opening performance of 'Tannhaeuser' at the 100th edition of the Richard Wagner opera festival in the southern German city of Bayreuth on July 25, 2011.

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BAYREUTH, GERMANY - JULY 25: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R) and his wife Barbara Genscher pose during the first pause of the Bayreuth festival 2011 premiere on July 25, 2011 in Bayreuth, Germany.

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Taking a glass of champagne after signing the Draft Treaty on European Union, Cavaco Silva, President of European Parliament, Dutch Ruud Lubbers, German Hans-Dietrich Genscher and French Jaques Dalors in Maastricht, Netherlands in this February 7, 1992 file photo. To match Special...

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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 21: (R-L) Ksenia Gorbachev, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Mikhail Gorbachev and Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the Mikhail Gorbachev Award 2012 press conference at Hotel Adlon on November 21, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

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A combination of four images shows Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister and former leader of the liberal Free Democratic party FDP, as he combs his hair during a two-day extraordinary party convention in Frankfurt, November 12, 2011.

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 12: German Economy Minister and Chairman of the Free Democrats political party (FDP) Philipp Roesler (L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher speak after Roesler's speech at the FDP national congress on November 12, 2011 in...

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Philipp Roesler, German Economy Minister and leader of the liberal Free Democratic party FDP, Dutch Premier Mark Rutte and FDP faction leader Rainer Bruederle speak with former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (L-R) during a two-day extraordinary party convention in Frankfurt,...

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German singer Peter Maffay (R) receives the 4th German Sustainability Award (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2011) by former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in Duesseldorf November 4, 2011. The German Sustainability Award is presented to personalities and companies that...

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ROSTOCK, GERMANY - MAY 13: New German Health Minister Daniel Bahr (L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher speak during the German Free Democrats political party (FDP) national congress on May 13, 2011 in Rostock, Germany. FDP members are scheduled to vote on...

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German Foreign Minister and leader of the liberal Free Democratic party (FDP) Guido Westerwelle (L) shakes hands with former foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (C) watched by Parliamentary floor leader Rainer Bruederle during the FDP party convention in Rostock, May 13, 2011.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) and former Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall at the memorial site in Bernauer Street in Berlin, August 13, 2011.

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German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler (R) shakes hands with former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher after laying a wreath at the memorial stone commemorating a victim of the Berlin Wall, Guenter Litfin, in Berlin, August 12, 2011. Germany marks the 50th anniversary of...

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(From L) Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit pose for a photo in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on March 13, 2009. Genscher is set to receive the Urania Medal Award 2009 from...

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(From L) Former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger and former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher pose for photographers next to a piece of the Berlin wall during the opening of the 'Museum of the Glienicker...