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Karl Hjalmar Branting
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Born November 23, 1860 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died February 24, 1925 (aged 64) • Stockholm • Sweden
Title / Office prime minister (1924-1925), Sweden • prime minister (1921-1923), Sweden • prime minister (1920-1920), Sweden
Founder Swedish Social Democratic Party
Political Affiliation Swedish Social Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1921)
Role In Paris Peace Conference

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Tage Erlander
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Bertil Ohlin
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Gustav Stresemann
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