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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 â December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945â53), an American politician of the Democratic Party.
Truman, who led the country through the last few months of World War II, is best known for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945. After the war, Truman was crucial in the implementation of the Marshall Plan, which greatly accelerated Western Europe's economic recovery.