Johannes Rau (German pronunciation: [jo'han?s '?a?]; 16 January 1931 – 27 January 2006) was a German politician (SPD).
He was President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004 and Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 20 September 1978 to 9 June 1998.
In the latter role, he also served as President of the Bundesrat in 1982/83 and in 1994/1995.
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