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# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:17:13.182Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Walter Scheel was born 8 July 1919 and joined the Nazi Party before the war ended; in 1946 he entered the Free Democratic Party instead. He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, then led the FDP from 1968 to 1974. As Willy Brandt's foreign minister and vice chancellor, Scheel advanced the opening to the East. When the Guillaume Affair brought Brandt down in May 1974, Scheel became acting chancellor for nine days. He was elected President of West Germany shortly after and served until 1979. He died 24 August 2016.