Friedrich Ebert
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Friedrich Ebert was a German politician who served as president of Germany from 1871 to 1925, a period that included World War I and the founding of the Weimar Republic. He is a significant historical figure because he led Germany through one of its most turbulent eras, including the country's defeat in World War I and the establishment of its first democratic government.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1871-02-04
- Died
- 1925-02-28
- Works
- 357
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- Raketen und Zwangsarbeit in Peenemünde
- Auf dem Wege zu einem besseren gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz in Deutschland und Europa
- Theoretische Grundlagen der Städtebau- und Stadtentwicklungspolitik
- Ausbau der Forschungskooperation zwischen Deutschland/Europa und den USA
- Zukunft der deutschen Verkehrsflughäfen
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Friedrich Ebert ([ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈeːbɐt] ; 4 February 1871 – 28 February 1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in 1925.
Ebert was elected leader of the SPD on the death in 1913 of August Bebel. In 1914, shortly after he assumed leadership, the party became deeply divided over Ebert's support of war loans to finance the German war effort in World War I. A moderate social democrat, Ebert was in favour of the Burgfrieden, a political policy that sought to suppress discord over domestic issues among political parties to concentrate all forces in society on the conclusion of the war effort. He tried to isolate those in the party opposed to war and advocated a split.