Democratic Party of Germany
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Not to be confused with German Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party of Germany (German: Demokratische Partei Deutschlands, DPD) was founded in 1947 as a German liberal party and is the forerunner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the current Federal Republic of Germany.
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Democratic Party of Germany Demokratische Partei Deutschlands | |
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Leader | Theodor Heuss, Wilhelm Külz |
Founded | March 17, 1947 |
Dissolved | January 1948 |
Merger of | Liberal Democratic Party (Berlin and Soviet zone), Free Democratic Party (British zone), Democratic People's Party (Württemberg-Baden), other regional parties |
Succeeded by | Free Democratic Party (West Germany) Liberal Democratic Party (East Germany) |
Headquarters | Frankfurt am Main and Berlin |
Ideology | Liberalism (German) |
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