German political scandals

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This is a list of major political scandals in Germany:

• World War 2 ("Weltkrieg 2", 1939)
• Spiegel scandal ("Spiegelaffäre", 1962)
• "Radikalenerlass" or Berufsverbot (1970s)
• Rudel Scandal (1976)
• CDU secret party donations scandal ("Parteispendenaffäre"), twice:
  • 1982 "Flick Affair"
  • 1999 CDU contributions scandal ("Schwarzgeldaffäre")
• General Günter Kießling's supposed closet homosexuality (1984)
• Waterkantgate, scandal around Uwe Barschel, carrying on past his mysterious death (late 1980s / early 1990s)
• Amigo affair (Amigo-Affäre), bribe-scandal forcing the Bavarian prime minister Max Streibl to resign in 1993.
• Treuhand (mid-1990s)
• Berlin banking scandal (late 1990s)