SDP
Founded by Liebknecht at the Congress of German Socialists
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Karl Liebknecht Biography and Timeline
Follow Karl Liebknecht through 12 dated historical records for Germany.
Karl Liebknecht, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1869–1919Years on this page
1869
1918
Constitution of Germany
A Soviet republic was proclaimed, at the Berliner Stadtschloss by a left-wing radical named Karl Liebknecht
Weimar Republic
A Soviet republic was proclaimed, at the Berliner Stadtschloss by a left-wing radical named Karl Liebknecht
Role range: 1919-1933
Council of Peoples Commissioners
The new Government is confirmed by the Berlin worker and soldier council, it was opposed by the Spartacist League led by communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Spartacist League
The new Government is confirmed by the Berlin worker and soldier council, it was opposed by the Spartacist League led by communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Conference of Spartacists
The National Conference of Spartacists is held in Berlin
Spartacist League
The National Conference of Spartacists is held in Berlin
1919
General Strike
A General strike & communist uprising takes place in Berlin
Strike
A General strike & communist uprising takes place in Berlin
Assassination of Karl Liebknecht
Murdered while under arrest
Death of Karl Liebknecht
Death of Karl Liebknecht, murdered while under arrest
Spartacist League
Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.