German presidential election, 1932

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The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election in Germany ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Reich presidential election of 1932 ⓘ
communistCandidate Ernst Thälmann ⓘ
communistParty Communist Party of Germany ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Weimar Constitution ⓘ
context Great Depression in Germany ⓘ
linked to: Great Depression

political instability in Weimar Republic ⓘ
country Weimar Republic ⓘ
defeatedCandidate Adolf Hitler ⓘ
Ernst Thälmann ⓘ
Theodor Duesterberg ⓘ
electoralSystem two-round system ⓘ
firstRoundDate 1932-03-13 ⓘ
firstRoundFourthPlace Theodor Duesterberg ⓘ
firstRoundRunnerUp Adolf Hitler ⓘ
firstRoundThirdPlace Ernst Thälmann ⓘ
firstRoundWinner Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
followedBy German federal election, July 1932 ⓘ
governmentTypeContext semi-presidential republic ⓘ
hasTwoRounds true ⓘ
headOfStateAfterElection Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Weimar Republic ⓘ
linked to: Weimar Republic
incumbentAge 84 ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
isDirectElection true ⓘ
language German ⓘ
locatedIn Germany ⓘ
mainOpponentOfWinner Adolf Hitler ⓘ
mainOpponentParty National Socialist German Workers' Party ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Party
officeContested President of the Reich ⓘ
partOf Weimar Republic politics ⓘ
precedes Nazi seizure of power ⓘ
appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany ⓘ
secondRoundDate 1932-04-10 ⓘ
secondRoundRunnerUp Adolf Hitler ⓘ
secondRoundThirdPlace Ernst Thälmann ⓘ
secondRoundWinner Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
significance contributed to conditions leading to Nazi dictatorship ⓘ
last direct presidential election of the Weimar Republic ⓘ
strengthened Hitler's national profile ⓘ
votingEligibility adult German citizens ⓘ
winner Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
winnerPartySupport Bavarian People's Party ⓘ
Centre Party ⓘ
German State Party ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
year 1932 ⓘ

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Paul von Hindenburg → electedIn → German presidential election, 1932 ⓘ
German presidential election, 1925 → followedBy → German presidential election, 1932 ⓘ
German presidential election, 1932 → alsoKnownAs → Reich presidential election of 1932 ⓘ
linked to: German presidential election, 1932
Paul von Hindenburg → officeContested → German presidential election, 1932 ⓘ
Theodor Duesterberg → electionContested → 1932 German presidential election ⓘ
linked to: German presidential election, 1932