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Foreign News April 12, 1925

The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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Field Marshal von Hindenburg, a key figure in German history, nominated for president by the National-Conservative bourgeois bloc, eliciting cheers from supporters and strong disapproval from old regime figures aghast at his involvement in party politics.

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EX-KAISER'S CANDIDATE?

FIELD MARSHAL VON HINDENBURG.

Field Marshal von Hindenburg, one of the most picturesque figures in the imperial and republican history of Germany, has been nominated for president of the German republic by the National-Conservative bourgeois block. Von Hindenburg's nomination brought down a storm of disapproval fully as strong as the cheers of his supporters, many of the old regime literally standing aghast "that the one remaining figure of the glorious past" be dragged into German party politics.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Hindenburg Nomination German Presidency National Conservative Block Political Controversy Old Regime Disapproval

What entities or persons were involved?

Field Marshal Von Hindenburg

Where did it happen?

Germany

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Germany

Key Persons

Field Marshal Von Hindenburg

Outcome

nomination met with cheers from supporters and a storm of disapproval from many of the old regime

Event Details

Field Marshal von Hindenburg, one of the most picturesque figures in the imperial and republican history of Germany, has been nominated for president of the German republic by the National-Conservative bourgeois block. Von Hindenburg's nomination brought down a storm of disapproval fully as strong as the cheers of his supporters, many of the old regime literally standing aghast that the one remaining figure of the glorious past be dragged into German party politics.

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