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Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. He then quickly became the only leader in Germany. When President Paul von Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, Hitler decided that no one would become president anymore. He thus became the only leader, cumulating the functions of president and chancellor. He was "der Führer" (the Leader) and every one had to obey him.30 January 1933: Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.23 March 1933: Enabling Act passed, giving him wide-ranging, dictatorial powers.May 1933: All political parties apart from the NSDAP (Nazis) were banned.12 August 1934: Hitler proclaimed himself Führer (Leader).
His main political opponents were the Social Democrats. They convinced Hindenburg to run for re-election in 1932 as Germany's president. But eventually Hitler was named Chancellor in 1933, and the Nazis gained complete power beginning in 1934.
Germany did not have a Governor but a President (head of state) and a Chancellor (head of the government).The German President at the time was Paul von Hindenburg, full name Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (born 2 October 1847, in Posen; died 2 August 1934 in Gut Neudeck, East Prussia).The German Chancellor before Hitler was Kurt von Schleicher, who served from 4 December 1932 to 28 January 1933.
He was made chancellor on 30 January 1933, but acquired full power over Germany after president Paul von Hindenburg passed away in August of 1934.