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Marinus van der Lubbe
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1909-01-13 ) 13 January 1909, Leiden , Netherlands
- Died
- 10 January 1934 (1934-01-10) (aged 24), Leipzig , Nazi Germany
- Cause of death
- Execution by guillotine
- Resting place
- Südfriedhof
- Occupations
- Political activist and trade unionist
- Known for
- Allegedly setting the Reichstag fire
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Netherlands (1925–1931)
- Movement
- Council communism
- Criminal charges
- High treason and arson crime
- Criminal penalty
- Death
- Criminal status
- Executed (posthumously pardoned in 2008)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marinus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Leiden
- Place of death
- Leipzig
- Occupation
- librettist
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Netherlands
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Image
- MarinusvanderLubbe1.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Convicted of
- arson
- Political ideology
- council communism
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- Marinus van der Lubbe
- date of birth
- 1909-01-13
- date of death
- 1934-01-10
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- place of burial
- Leipzig South Cemetery
- cause of death
- decapitation
- name in kana
- マリヌス・ファン・デア・ルッベ
- name in native language
- Marinus (Rinus) van der Lubbe
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Marinus van der Lubbe ( Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrinʏs fɑn dər ˈlʏbə]; 13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly setting fire to the Reichstag building—the national parliament of Germany—on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider communist conspiracy, while left-wing anti-Nazis argued that the fire was a false flag attack arranged by the Nazis themselves.
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