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Angela Merkel is anxious about her legacy – and her memoir shows it

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Angela Merkel has released her autobiography, Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021 .

She has been criticised for Germany ’s dependency on Russian gas, inadequate military spending and economic stagnation.

Critics have questioned whether, as a woman and a former East German , she has done enough for equality and unity in her country.

We may learn little new about the former chancellor’s politics, but what Freedom does afford are captivating glimpses into her encounters with other world leaders.

She scolds herself for mistaking Donald Trump for “someone completely normal”, when they met in 2016 .

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