Karl Heinrich Lübke (German: ['ha?n??ç 'l?pk?]; 14 October 1894 – 6 April 1972) was a German politician who was the second President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1959 to 1969.
Prior to his presidency he served as Federal Minister for Agriculture.
Besides agriculture he was interested in the state of developing countries.
The moderate conservative suffered from deteriorating health towards the end of his career, and is known for a series of embarrassing incidents that may have resulted from his health issues.
Lübke resigned three months before the scheduled end of his second term.
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