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- Gustav Stresemann - Years as foreign minister of Gustav Stresemann
- Weimar Republic - Toward stabilization
- Weimar Republic - Years of crisis (1920–23)
- Beer Hall Putsch
- Gustav Stresemann - Conversion into a “realistic republican”
- Germany - Years of crisis, 1920–23
- Olaf Scholz - Scholz as chancellor of Germany
Why did Gustav Stresemann resign as chancellor in November 1923?
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Gustav Stresemann
German politician Gustav Stresemann.
Gustav Stresemann resigned as chancellor of Germany on November 23, 1923, after his cabinet was defeated by a vote of confidence in the Reichstag.12
While Stresemann had successfully navigated the Weimar Republic through a period of extreme crisis—including the hyperinflation of the German mark and the occupation of the Ruhr—his policies faced intense opposition from both the political left and right. Despite his government's success in stabilizing the currency in mid-November 1923, this achievement was not enough to prevent the coalition's collapse. Following his resignation, Stresemann was succeeded by Wilhelm Marx, though Stresemann remained a central figure in the government by retaining the post of foreign minister.2341