Guillaume affair
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| Date | 1973 - 1974 |
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The Guillaume affair centred on Günter Guillaume, a personal assistant of Willy Brandt, and lead to Brandt's resignation as West German Chancellor.
Around 1973, West German security organizations[Which?] received information that one of Brandt's personal assistants, Günter Guillaume, was a spy for East Germany. Brandt was asked to continue work as usual, and he agreed, even taking a private vacation with Guillaume. Guillaume was arrested on April 24, 1974.
Perpetrators
For the rest of his life, Brandt remained suspicious of his fellow Social Democrat and longtime rival Herbert Wehner.
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