Every Leader of Germany since 1871

Can you name all 23 leaders of Germany since 1871? This quiz starts in 1871 because that was when the German Empire started. This quiz includes the leaders from the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, West Germany, East Germany, and modern day Germany!
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Country
Reign
Title
Answer
German Empire
1871 - 1888
Kaiser
Wilhelm I
German Empire
1888 - 1888
Kaiser
Frederick III
German Empire
1888 - 1918
Kaiser
Wilhelm II
The Weimar Republic
1919 - 1925
President
Friedrich Ebert
The Weimar Republic
1925 - 1934
President
Paul von Hindenburg
The Third Reich
1933 - 1945
Führer
Adolf Hitler
The Third Reich
April 30, 1945 - May 1, 1945
Chancellor
Joseph Goebbels
The Third Reich
May 2, 1945 - May 23, 1945
Head of State
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
West Germany
1949 - 1963
Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
1963 - 1966
Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
1966 - 1969
Chancellor
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
1969 - 1974
Chancellor
Willy Brandt
West Germany
1974 - 1982
Chancellor
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
1982 - 1990
Chancellor
Helmut Kohl
East Germany
1950 - 1971
General Secretary
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
1971 - 1989
General Secretary
Erich Honecker
East Germany
1989 - 1989
General Secretary
Egon Krenz
East Germany
1990 - 1990
Minister-President
Lothar de Maizière
Germany
1990 - 1998
Chancellor
Helmut Kohl
Germany
1998 - 2005
Chancellor
Gerhard Schröder
Germany
2005 - 2021
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
Germany
2021 - 2025
Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
Germany
2025 - Present
Chancellor
Friedrich Merz
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