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Press Decree

Germany · Government / Government of Germany. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1863Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1863

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen1 June 1863

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Bans all publications intended to bring the crown, state or Church into disrepute

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen1863

Government / Government of Germany

Bismarck issues an edict resricting the freedom of the press

Names involved

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen

Provenance

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