Wilhelm Cuno (born the July 2nd 1876 with Suhl - deceased the January 3rd 1933 with Aumühle) is a German politician who was Chancelier of Reich under the Weimar Republic, during the Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr in 1923. He was also the managing director of the maritime transport company Hamburg-American Line
He worked as of 1907 with the imperial office of the German Treasury. During the First World War it was responsible with the imperial office for the Food, then again with that of Finances. It took part as financial expert in the Traité of Versailles.
It succeeded the presidency of the Hamburg-American Line after the suicide of Albert Ballin. At this station, it defended the interests of the foreign politics of the Republic. After having refused twice the post of chancellor, it accepted it finally in November 1922. It brought to this post office its international reputation and profited from the support of German industry. It however succeeds in neither obtaining a fall of the war reparations, nor to control the Inflation.
To answer the occupation of the the Ruhr, he recommended the Passive resistance and obtained a certain success. He finally had to resign in August 1923 after a vote of distrust of his party. He turned over then to the direction of the Hamburg-American Line .
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- Cuno, Wilhelm. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Reached on July 14th, 2006 on the site Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service
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