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Friedrich Ebert (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈeːbɐt] ⓘ; 4 February 1871 – 28 February 1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.
Friedrich Ebert was a leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist, who was a leader in bringing about the constitution of the Weimar Republic, which attempted to unite Germany after its defeat in World War I. He was president of the Weimar Republic from 1919 to.
Februar 1925 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Sozialdemokrat und Politiker. Er war von 1913 bis 1919 Vorsitzender der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands und von 1919 bis zu seinem Tod 1925 erster Reichspräsident der Weimarer Republik .
Feb 4, 2021 · Friedrich Ebert led Germany through difficult times after it lost the First World War. Both admired and controversial, he was also the victim of a smear campaign by far-right forces. You need...
Friedrich Ebert, (born Feb. 4, 1871, Heidelberg, Ger.—died Feb. 28, 1925, Berlin), German politician. A journeyman saddler and trade unionist, he became chairman of the German Social Democratic Party in 1913.
Friedrich Ebert was the first president of the Weimar Republic. Born into a working-class family in 1871, Ebert was trained in leathercraft and made his early living as a saddler. In his twenties Ebert became involved in trade unions, then the left-wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
On 11 February 1919, the National Assembly elected Friedrich Ebert of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as the first Reich President by 379 votes to 277. While in office he used emergency decrees on a number of occasions, including to suppress the Kapp Putsch in 1920.
