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Springorum not to collaborate with the National Socialists and German nationalists. However, the government fell when embarrassing documents about the behaviour of industry and the banks during the crisis came to light. In the
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697:Lippe state
673:expatriated
658:Netherlands
581:Before the
379:in both of
325:(1930-1933)
298:7 June 1971
248:(1924-1930)
200:Preceded by
124:Preceded by
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714:References
699:president
572:Young Plan
398:Early life
381:Chancellor
346:Politician
343:Occupation
274:1891-03-20
191:Chancellor
165:Chancellor
113:Chancellor
1212:(Zentrum)
1204:Curt Joël
1196:(Deputy,
1102:(Zentrum)
1061:(Zentrum)
1053:Curt Joël
1039:(Zentrum)
1019:(Deputy,
665:Churchill
629:Bata shoe
608:revised.
568:Rhineland
558:(Zentrum)
449:Reichstag
429:Reichstag
233:In office
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365:Florence
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957:of the
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520:Zentrum
490:(SPD).
463:(CPP).
435:of the
433:Landtag
309:Tuscany
1280:(CNBL)
1244:(DStP)
512:Berlin
414:Career
392:second
375:and a
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1086:(DVP)
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388:first
369:Italy
313:Italy
1252:CNBL
1094:DNVP
689:Bonn
667:and
617:Ruhr
478:and
295:Died
264:Born
1272:BVP
1262:KVP
1231:(-)
1218:(-)
1206:(-)
1120:KVP
1110:BVP
1067:(-)
1055:(-)
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1021:DDP
959:ZBW
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528:DDP
506:in
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