Who founded the German Workers’ Party that later became the Nazi Party?

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Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933. — Adolf Hitler Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, c. 1933.

The German Workers’ Party, which was later renamed the Nazi Party, was founded in 1919 by Anton Drexler, a locksmith from Munich.123

Adolf Hitler attended a meeting of the party that same year and soon rose to prominence within its ranks due to his oratorical skills and use of propaganda. By 1921, Hitler had ousted the party's other leaders and assumed total control of the organization.1423