And then there's Germany ... for whom you can give about 3 birthdays (maybe 4 or five depending on what you count as a birthday): 800 the coronation of Charlemagne; 1871 the foundation of the 2nd German empire after about 60 years without a really existing state called Germany (now the two that were just like name and constitution changes: 1918: republic of Weimar and 1933 the 3rd reich under hitler) the last one would be dated 1948 - 1990 so the time between foundation and actual independence ... you see, it's complicated ...
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And then there's Germany ... for whom you can give about 3 birthdays (maybe 4 or five depending on what you count as a birthday): 800 the coronation of Charlemagne; 1871 the foundation of the 2nd German empire after about 60 years without a really existing state called Germany (now the two that were just like name and constitution changes: 1918: republic of Weimar and 1933 the 3rd reich under hitler) the last one would be dated 1948 - 1990 so the time between foundation and actual independence ... you see, it's complicated ...