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Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht (German: [ˈliːpknɛçt] ⓘ; 13 August 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a German socialist and anti-militarist. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) beginning in 1900, he was one of its deputies in the Reichstag from 1912 to 1916, where he represented the left-revolutionary wing of the party.
Jul 20, 1998 · Karl Liebknecht was a German Social Democrat, who, with Rosa Luxemburg and other radicals, founded the Spartakusbund (Spartacus League), a Berlin underground group that became the Communist Party of Germany, dedicated to a socialist revolution.
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Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht [1] (* 13. August 1871 in Leipzig; † 15. Januar 1919 in Berlin) war ein prominenter Sozialist und Antimilitarist zu Zeiten des Deutschen Kaiserreiches.
Karl Liebknecht was a communist leader who tried to overthrow the Weimar Government in 1919 with Rosa Luxemburg. Learn about the aims, events and consequences of the Spartacist Revolt in this National 5 History guide.
Karl Liebknecht, (born Aug. 13, 1871, Leipzig, Ger.—died Jan. 15, 1919, Berlin), German socialist leader. Son of Wilhelm Liebknecht, he became a lawyer and a Marxist. In 1912 he entered the Reichstag and led the opposition to Germany’s pre-World War I policy.
May 22, 2015 · Learn about Karl Liebknecht, a German communist leader who opposed World War One and participated in the German Revolution of 1919. Find out his biography, political views, and role in the Spartacus League and the Free Socialist Republic of Germany.
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Jan 28, 2024 · A collection of writings and biography of Karl Liebknecht, a German socialist and anti-war activist who co-founded the KPD. Learn about his struggle against militarism, his imprisonment and murder, and his works on revolution and self-determination.
