'''Willy Brandt''' was the fourth chancellor of [[Germany]], president of the [[Socialist International]] and chairman of the Socialdemocratic party of Germany. He was known for his improvement of the relationships to the [[German Democratic Republic]], but his policy was supported by [[Richard Nixon]].
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'''Willy Brandt''' (1913-1992) was the fourth chancellor of [[Germany]], president of the [[Socialist International]] and chairman of the Socialdemocratic party of Germany, which he had joined in 1930.
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In 1933, he emigrated to Norway and in 1940 to Sweden, but he returned to Germany after the Second World War.
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In 1966, he became foreign minister in the government of [[Georg Kiesinger]] in a coalition of the center-right [[CDU]]/[[CSU]] and the social-democratic [[SPD]].
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In 1969, he let a government of [[SPD]] and the liberal [[FDP]], but resigned in 1974, when a spy of [[GDR]] was found in his administration.
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He was known for his improvement of the relationships to the [[German Democratic Republic]], but his policy was supported by [[Richard Nixon]].
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[[Category:Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians]]