Cabinet of Franz von Papen

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The Cabinet of Franz von Papen was the conservative German government that ruled the Weimar Republic from June to November 1932, marked by presidential rule, limited parliamentary support, and policies that helped pave the way for Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.

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instanceOf cabinet
government
alsoKnownAs Cabinet Papen
Papen government
appointedBy Paul von Hindenburg
capital Berlin
chancellor Franz von Papen
country Germany
Weimar Republic
dissolutionReason lack of majority in the Reichstag
loss of support from the army leadership
electionHeldDuringTerm German federal election, July 1932
German federal election, November 1932
endTime 1932-11-17
followedBy Cabinet of Kurt von Schleicher
governingMethod rule by emergency decree
governmentType presidential cabinet of the Weimar Republic
headOfGovernment Franz von Papen
headOfState Paul von Hindenburg
helpedPaveWayFor rise of Adolf Hitler
historicalContext interwar period
jurisdiction German Reich
linked to: Nazi Germany
language German
legislature Reichstag
legislatureStatus minority government
presidential cabinet
notableMeasure dismissal of the Prussian state government
lifting of ban on the SA and SS in June 1932
notablePartyInReichstag Communist Party of Germany
National Socialist German Workers' Party
linked to: Nazi Party

Social Democratic Party of Germany
numberOfCabinetMembers predominantly non-party conservatives
parliamentarySupport limited
policyDirection anti-parliamentary
authoritarian
politicalOrientation conservative
politicalSystem presidential rule
precededBy Cabinet of Heinrich Brüning
linked to: Brüning cabinet
significance contributed to collapse of Weimar Republic
weakening of parliamentary democracy in Germany
significantEvent Prussian coup d’état of 20 July 1932
startTime 1932-06-01
timePeriod late Weimar Republic
usedInstrument Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution

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Franz von Papen participantIn Cabinet of Franz von Papen
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk memberOf Cabinet of Franz von Papen
German federal election, November 1932 associatedWith Chancellorship of Franz von Papen
linked to: Cabinet of Franz von Papen
German federal election, November 1932 precededByGovernment Papen cabinet
linked to: Cabinet of Franz von Papen
Cabinet of Franz von Papen alsoKnownAs Papen government
linked to: Cabinet of Franz von Papen
Prussian coup of 1932 participant Reich government of Franz von Papen
linked to: Cabinet of Franz von Papen