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Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈʃmɪt] ⓘ; 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Helmut Schmidt was a Social Democratic politician who was chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He later was copublisher (1983–2015) of the influential weekly Die Zeit. Schmidt, who was the son of a half-Jewish teacher, served in the Wehrmacht (German Army) during World War II.
Nov 10, 2015 · BERLIN (AP) — Helmut Schmidt was blunt and down to earth, decisive and brimming with self-confidence. The attributes that won him plaudits as West German chancellor — as he dealt with some of the tensest moments of the Cold War and a surge in domestic terrorism — occasionally caused offense, especially later in life.
Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt, the former West German chancellor who marshaled personal dynamism, managerial brilliance and often acid-tongued impatience to push his country into an assertive...
Nov 10, 2015 · Obituary of Helmut Schmidt, who rose to power in West Germany and faced down guerrilla attacks by the Red Army Faction and steered a successful economy.
Nov 11, 2015 · Former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who died Tuesday at age 96, was an inveterate European, master of realpolitik, and a straight-talking elder statesman who commanded respect and ...
Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt died on Tuesday, November 10 at the age of 96. He had served as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 until 1982 during a decisive phase in the history of German democracy, facing the twin challenges of terrorism and Soviet aggression.
Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt, who died Tuesday at the age of 96, was the grand old man of German politics, its second postwar Social Democratic chancellor and the man who consolidated Germany’s economic miracle while keeping the country firmly locked in the NATO alliance.
Overcoming economic crises. Helmut Schmidt talking to shipyard workers. Photo: Bundesregierung/Reineke. Helmut Schmidt (SPD) continued the SPD/FDP coalition after Willy Brandt’s resignation. He had to deal with economic crises and the acts of terrorism committed by the Red Army Faction (RAF).
The Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung commemorates one of the most important 20th-century German statesmen. As a future-oriented think tank, it addresses issues that also animated Schmidt, the pioneering thinker.
