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Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter: Quick Facts

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Born July 10, 1852 • Stuttgart • Württemberg
Died December 30, 1912 (aged 60) • Stuttgart • Germany
Title / Office foreign minister (1910-1912), Germany
Role In Agadir Incident • Bosnian crisis of 1908 • Moroccan crises

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Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter, drawing by Olaf Gulbransson.
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