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The German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) was solemnly proclaimed on 23 May 1949.

Notes on verification

Confirmed by multiple official German government sources including the Bundesarchiv, Bundestag archive, bpb.de, and the original Bundesgesetzblatt No. 1, all dated 23 May 1949. [tier=silver indep_score=0.525 clusters=6 claim_tier=everyday | kind=empirical eligibility=high]

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