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Willi Stoph

Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 1999)

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Born
July 9, 1914
Died
April 13, 1999
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1914

About Willi Stoph

Wilhelm Stoph was a German politician. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic from 1964 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1989. He also served as chairman of the State Council from 1973 to 1976. He was assigned to the 293rd Infantry Division's artillery regiment, and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and rose to the rank of Unteroffizier. As defense minister, he was awarded the rank of Armeegeneral. After Ulbricht's death in 1973, Stoph became Chairman of the Council of State—a post equivalent in rank to president of the GDR.

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The world when Willi Stoph was born

Willi Stoph was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Willi Stoph's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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