Andrei Sakharov vs Angela Merkel
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Compare the life timelines of Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) and Angela Merkel (1954–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1954 to 1989.
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Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989)
- — Born in Moscow, Soviet Russia Verified
- — Doctorate in physics under Igor Tamm Verified
- — Joined the Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Verified
- — Elected to the Soviet Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published 'Reflections on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom' Verified
- — Married Yelena Bonner Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Exiled to Gorky Verified
- — Released from exile and elected to the Congress of People's Deputies Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified
Angela Merkel (1954–present)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Family settles in Templin, East Germany Verified
- — Studies physics at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Works as a researcher at the Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Earns a doctorate in quantum chemistry Verified
- — Enters politics during the fall of East Germany Verified
- — Elected to the Bundestag Verified
- — Serves as a federal minister under Helmut Kohl Verified
- — Elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union Verified
- — Serves as Chancellor of Germany Verified