This still shapes the Foreign Minister today Baerbock's sad family secret
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (42, Green Party) is herself the mother of two daughters It is a tragedy that happened 14 years before she was born - and yet still affects Germany's foreign minister to this day. In the “Bunten” newspaper, Annalena Baerbock (42, Green Party) spoke about the tragic accidental death of her then 12-year-old aunt Erika, daughter of her beloved grandmother Alma Choroba (1926-2015). The drama that shook the family took place twelve days before Christmas near Hanover in 1966. Little Erika goes into town alone and wants to buy a set square. To protect herself from the weather, she pulls an umbrella close to her face. Erika misses a tram and is run over - accidental death! Alma goes to the child therapist with sister Sylvia, Baerbock's future mother. They talk about their sister's accident and deal with Erika's death as best they can. Baerbock's grandfather didn't find this strength. He fell apart over the loss of his little daughter a...