The Grundgesetz — Germany's Basic Law — was deliberately named to avoid the word "Verfassung" (constitution), reflecting the founders' intention that it serve as a provisional framework until reunification. That reunification came in 1990, but the Grundgesetz was retained wholesale rather than replaced, making the 75th anniversary a commemoration of a document that outlasted its own temporary mandate.
The Grundgesetz — Germany's Basic Law — was deliberately named to avoid the word "Verfassung" (constitution), reflecting the founders' intention that it serve as a provisional framework until reunification. That reunification came in 1990, but the Grundgesetz was retained wholesale rather than replaced, making the 75th anniversary a commemoration of a document that outlasted its own temporary mandate.