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    Helmut Schmidt

    Chancellor of West Germany , SPD

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  1. 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.

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  2. Apr 5, 2024 · Social Democratic Party of Germany. Helmut Schmidt (born December 23, 1918, Hamburg, Germany—died November 10, 2015, Hamburg) 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.

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  3. 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.

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  5. Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt: West Germany's Cold War master of realpolitik. Pragmatic, outspoken and often controversial, Helmut Schmidt was a far-sighted political and economic strategist who led West...

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  6. Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt, who has died aged 96, was West Germany’s fifth head of government and, by a comfortable margin, its most competent and gifted chancellor, serving from 1974 to 1982.

  7. Nov 10, 2015 · Gordon Welters for The New York Times. By Jonathan Kandell. Nov. 10, 2015. Helmut Schmidt, the former West German chancellor who marshaled personal dynamism, managerial brilliance and often...

  8. Nov 10, 2015 · Helmut Schmidt, the West German chancellor from 1974 to 1982 and one of Germany’s most respected postwar politicians, has died at the age of 96.

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