Claim

Claim 846

Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's term ended on October 15, 1963, following the coalition crisis brought on by the affair.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's term ended on October 15, 1963, following the coalition crisis brought on by the affair.
Field: reversed_on
Value: Adenauer's resignation date
About: incident 1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests
Source: Farewell to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (October 15, 1963)
Publisher: German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1963-10-15

Quotation from the source

his term will end on October 15, 1963.