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Born April 30, 1893 • Wesel • Germany
Died October 16, 1946 (aged 53) • Nuremberg • Germany
Title / Office foreign minister (1938-1945), Germany
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In Anti-Comintern Pact • German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact • World War II • Tripartite Pact

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