Why Social Democracy?

On 4 February 2021, Social Democracy will celebrate the 150th birthday of the great Social Democrat, labour leader and later Reichspräsident of the Weimar Republic, Friedrich Ebert. We are taking this anniversary as an opportunity to tap into your knowledge of the history and basic values of Social Democracy and to introduce you to the life and work of the man who gave the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung its name and whose political legacy it owes its mission. We wish you lots of success and above all a lot of fun. Let's get started!

Photo: Friedrich Ebert – AdsD / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

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Who was this Friedrich Ebert actually? A good question. But still a bit too general for a quiz question. To obtain a rough overview of Friedrich Ebert's life we have first of all put together four statements about him. Which of them do you think is wrong? Friedrich Ebert ...

was party chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

came from a family of craftsmen

was the first democratically elected head of state in Germany

was light heavyweight champion of the world in boxing