Historical Figure
Willy Brandt
1913–1992
Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974
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1913 December 18, 1913 →Death
1992 October 8, 1992 →Biography
Willy Brandt was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and concurrently served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to strengthen cooperation in Western Europe through the EEC and to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. He was the first Social Democratic chancellor since 1930 and also the first social democrat chancellor in Germany who embraced the Third Way.
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