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Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau was a German industrialist, writer and politician who served as foreign minister of Germany from February 1922 until his assassination in June 1922.
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Born 29 September 1867 · Died 24 June 1922 · Q135645
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The events and aftermath of Rathenau's assassination were depicted in the first episode of the National Geographic series Genius
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1933· 1 entry
All commemorations of Rathenau were banned
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1922· 4 entries
Died 1922-06-24.
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Career landmark: German Foreign Minister (1922–1922).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1922–1922).
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Rathenau became foreign minister in Wirth's second cabinet
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1921· 1 entry
Was appointed minister of reconstruction and a year later became foreign minister
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1920· 1 entry
Worked on the Socialisation Commission, a group of experts set up by the Council of the People's Deputies in November 1918 to examine ways of socialising parts of the German economy, and took part in the Spa Conferenc
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1919· 2 entries
“the product of a state in which for centuries no one has ruled who was not a member of, or a convert to, military feudalism”
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When his name was mentioned in the Weimar National Assembly as a candidate for president of Germany, there was a burst of laughter among the other members
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1899· 1 entry
Becoming a leading industrialist in the late German Empire and early Weimar Republic
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1867· 1 entry
Born 1867-09-29.
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