German political scandals

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This is a list of major political scandals in Germany:

Spiegel scandal ("Spiegelaffäre", 1962)
"Radikalenerlass" or Berufsverbot (1970s)
Rudel Scandal (1976)
CDU secret party donations scandal ("Parteispendenaffäre"), twice:
- 1982 "Flick Affair"
- CDU donations scandal (1999) ("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)
Causa Wulff (2011)

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