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Wilhelm Liebknecht

March 29, 1826 – August 7, 1900

German social democratic politician (1826–1900)

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Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht was a German social democratic politician and journalist. A principal founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), his political career was a pioneering project in steering a Marxist-inspired workers' party to electoral success and mass membership. Liebknecht served as a member of the North German Reichstag from 1867 to 1871, and of the German Reichstag from 1874 until his death in 1900.

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  • Birthday · March 29
  • Anniversary · August 7

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