Guillaume affair
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The Guillaume affair was a Cold War espionage scandal in West Germany involving the exposure of East German spy Günter Guillaume as a close aide to Chancellor Willy Brandt, ultimately leading to Brandt’s resignation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guillaume affair canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
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espionage scandal ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guillaume scandal
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Guillaume-Affäre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
increased scrutiny of internal security in West Germany
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public debate on intelligence services in West Germany ⓘ |
| chronology | Cold War in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
West German parliamentary inquiries
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historical studies of Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy | chancellorship of Helmut Schmidt ⓘ |
| genre | political scandal ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Günter Guillaume’s espionage activities
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infiltration of West German government by East German intelligence ⓘ |
| hasContext |
East German Ministry for State Security operations
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West German domestic intelligence failures ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
damage to Willy Brandt’s political standing
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political crisis in West Germany ⓘ resignation of Willy Brandt as Chancellor of West Germany ⓘ strengthening of Helmut Schmidt’s position ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
NERFINISHED
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East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ German Social Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Günter Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Stasi NERFINISHED ⓘ West German government NERFINISHED ⓘ Willy Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
East German espionage in West Germany
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Günter Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Willy Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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East–West German relations ⓘ German reunification history ⓘ Ostpolitik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
exposure of Günter Guillaume as East German spy
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resignation of Chancellor Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Erich Honecker
NERFINISHED
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Günter Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmut Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Willy Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
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