Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German diplomat and foreign minister
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Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter
- Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter (10 July 1852 – 30 December 1912, né Alfred Kiderlen) was a German diplomat and politician, who served as Secretary of State and head of the Foreign Office from 27 June 1910 to 30 December 1912.
- He is best known for his reckless role in the Agadir Crisis in 1911, when France militarily expanded its control of Morocco.
- He demanded compensation in an aggressive, saber-rattling fashion, sending a warship to the scene and whipping up nationalist sentiment inside Germany.
- A compromise was reached with France whereby France took control of Morocco and gave Germany a slice of the French Congo.
- However, the British were angry at this aggressiveness, and talked of war.
- The episode, small itself, permanently soured relations between Berlin and London.
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