Hindenburg Elected President of Germany: He'll Appoint Hitler
Hindenburg didn't just win; he crushed his rival with nearly 53% of the vote, ending months of bitter infighting among conservatives who'd rather have backed anyone but Marx. But behind that landslide lay a quiet tragedy: the nation's deep trauma from WWI had turned voters away from politicians like Marx and toward the man they once called their savior. People didn't see the cracks forming in his resolve; they saw a shield against chaos. He became president, yet the very title he claimed would soon be used to sign away democracy itself.
April 26, 1925
101 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Wilhelm Marx
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Head of State
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Weimar Republic
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Paul von Hindenburg
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German presidential election, 1925
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Wilhelm Marx
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Friedrich Ebert
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Weimar Republic
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Head of state
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Ernst Thälmann
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Paul von Hindenburg
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1925 German presidential election
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