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NAME: Paul von Hindenburg
OCCUPATION: General, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: October 02, 1847
DEATH DATE: August 02, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH: Posen, Grand Duchy of Posen, Poland
PLACE OF DEATH: Neudeck, Germany
Originally: Albert Maxwell Hans Daniel von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg

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Paul von Hindenburg served as the second President of Germany from 1925 - 1934 and played an important role in the Nazi's rise to power.

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Paul von Hindenburg had a long military career through World War I, before he was persuaded to run for President of Germany against Adolf Hitler. He eventually appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 and signed the Enabling Act, in which parliament gave Hitler's administration legislative powers. After Hindenburg's death in 1934, Hitler made himself head of state.

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