Otto Christian Jakob Jørgen Brønnum Scavenius (in Danish

Danish language

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 usually referred to as O.C. Scavenius) (1875 - 1945) was Danish

Denmark

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Foreign Minister of Denmark

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 from April 5, 1920 - May 5, 1920 during the Danish 1920 Easter Crisis

Easter Crisis of 1920

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Before this appointment, he served as a high ranking diplomat, occupying one of the Foreign Ministry's two positions as Permanent Secretary

Permanent Secretary

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. Following his brief career in politics, he returned to the diplomatic scene and in 1921, he was appointed the first Director of the Foreign Ministry (1921-22). He advocated a more active and more trade-oriented Danish foreign policy

Foreign policy

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, and was considered to be pro-British

United Kingdom

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He was succeeded as Foreign Minister by one of his relatives, Harald Scavenius

Harald Scavenius

Harald Roger Erik Julius Christian de Scavenius was Danish Foreign Minister from May 5, 1920 to October 9, 1922.Before this appointment, he had previously occupied the position of Danish ambassador to Russia...

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