Friedrich Ebert (February 4, 1871 - February 28, 1925) was a German politician (SPD), who served as Chancellor of Germany and its first president during the Weimar period. Born in Heidelberg as the son of a tailor, he himself was trained as a saddlemaker. He became involved in politics as a trade unionist and Social Democrat, and soon became a leader of the moderate "revisionist" wing of the Social Democratic Party, becoming Secretary-General in 1905, … Wikipedia
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