Gustav Bauer

Gustav Adolf Bauer (6 January 1870–16 September 1944) was a German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany from 1919 to 1920.

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6 January - 1870 - 16 September - 1944 - German - Social Democratic Party - Chancellor of Germany - 1919 - 1920

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Born in Darkehmen near Königsberg in East Prussia, Bauer, who rose to notice through his leadership of a white-collar trade union, served from 1908 to 1918 as chairman of the General Commission of Trade Unions for all of Germany. A member of the Reichstag, Bauer entered Prince Max of Baden's government in October 1918 as Minister of Labour, a role which he continued to hold in the government of Philipp Scheidemann after the war. When Scheidemann resigned in June 1919 to protest the Treaty of Versailles, Bauer became Chancellor, serving until March 1920, when he resigned shortly after the failure of the Kapp Putsch.

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Darkehmen - Königsberg - East Prussia - 1908 - 1918 - Reichstag - Prince Max of Baden's - Philipp Scheidemann - 1919 - Treaty of Versailles - 1920 - Kapp Putsch

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Bauer later served in the governments of Hermann Müller and Joseph Wirth.

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Hermann Müller - Joseph Wirth

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