August Bebel

August Bebel

Ferdinand August Bebel (22 February 1840, Deutz, Rhenish Prussia – 13 August 1913, Passugg, Graubünden) was a German Marxist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

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