Walter Simons
Walter Simons (24 September 1861 in Elberfeld - 14 July 1937 in Nowawes) was a German politician. He was president of the German Supreme Court from 1922 to 1929. After the death of Friedrich Ebert in February 1925 he was the second acting president of the Weimar Republic from 12 March 1925 to 12 May 1925 (the first acting president was Hans Luther) when the next president, Paul von Hindenburg, was elected and assumed office.
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Presidents of Germany Reich President (Reichspräsident): 1919-1945 Federal President (Bundespräsident): 1945- | ||
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 Weimar Republic (1919–1933) |  | |
 Nazi Germany (1933–1945) | ||
 Germany (since 1949) | Bundesratspräsident Karl Arnold (acting) · Theodor Heuss1 · Heinrich Lübke · Gustav Heinemann · Walter Scheel · Karl Carstens · Richard von Weizsäcker2 · Roman Herzog · Johannes Rau · Horst Köhler · Jens Böhrnsen (acting) · Christian Wulff · Joachim Gauck · Frank-Walter Steinmeier | |
1 President at the time of unification with the Saar 2 President at the time of unification with East Germany | ||
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