The General German Workers' Association, in German Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein, ADAV) was founded on 23 May 1863 by Ferdinand Lassalle and existed under this name until 1875, when it combined with August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht's SDAP to form the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany, what is now the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The ADAV was the first German labour party even before Germany had united as the German Empire. German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Ferdinand Lassalle Ferdinand Lassalle (born April 11, 1825 in Wroclaw, died August 31, 1864), was a German socialist politician. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August Ferdinand Bebel (February 22, 1840 – March 18, 1913) was a German social democrat and one of the founders of the SPD. August Bebel Bebel was born on February 22, 1840 in Deutz, near Cologne; he founded the Sächsische Volkspartei (Saxon Peoples Party) in 1867 together with Wilhelm Liebknecht... Wilhelm Liebknecht Wilhelm Liebknecht (March 29, 1826 - August 7, 1900) was a German social democrat, one of the founders of the SPD and father of Karl Liebknecht and Theodor Liebknecht. ... The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is the second oldest political party of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... The name Labour Party or Labor Party is used by several political parties around the world. ... The term German Empire (Deutsches Reich) commonly refers to Germany, from its consolidation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of Kaiser ( Emperor) Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918. ...

The association was founded in Leipzig by Lassalle and twelve delegates from some of the most important cities in Germany: Barmen, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Elberfeld, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Harburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Mainz and Solingen. About 600 workers were present, having travelled on the newly-opened Dresden - Leipzig railway line. Lassalle acted as president from 23 May 1863 to 31 August 1864. He had been expecting many thousands to become members of the association, but by 1864 there were only 4,600; merging with the SDAP was the best option to gain influence. The ADAV was in part financially supported by funds obtained by Lassalle through his personal relations. These same relations resulted in a duel in 1864 in which Lassalle was killed. Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Barmen is a subdivision of Wuppertal. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Elberfeld is a district of the German town Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... (This article is about the district in northern Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Mainz Mainz (French Mayence) is a city in Germany, which is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Opinion was divided within the ADAV between strict socialism and democracy. Wilhelm Liebknecht was a member until 1865, but as the ADAV tried to co-operate with Bismarck's government, for example on the question of women's suffrage, Liebknecht became disillusioned with the association. He had been writing for the association's newspaper Der Sozial-Demokrat ("the Social Democrat") but now, in disagreement with the paper's Prussia-friendly position, he left, first forming the Saxon People's Party along with August Bebel, and then in 1869 becoming a co-founder of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei, SDAP) in Eisenach as a branch of the International Workingmen's Association. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Wilhelm Liebknecht Wilhelm Liebknecht (March 29, 1826 - August 7, 1900) was a German social democrat, one of the founders of the SPD and father of Karl Liebknecht and Theodor Liebknecht. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Alternate meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (i. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia ( German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... August Ferdinand Bebel (February 22, 1840 – March 18, 1913) was a German social democrat and one of the founders of the SPD. August Bebel Bebel was born on February 22, 1840 in Deutz, near Cologne; he founded the Sächsische Volkspartei (Saxon Peoples Party) in 1867 together with Wilhelm Liebknecht... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. ... The International Workingmens Association, sometimes called the First International, was an international organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing political groups and trade union organizations which were based on the working class. ...

Liebknecht was to meet up again with his old ADAV colleagues, however, as the lack of support for the Association led them to join forces with Liebknecht's SDAP in 1875. Together with the SDAP the ADAV formed the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands, SAPD) at the Socialist Unity Conference in Gotha: their manifesto was the Gotha programme. It called for "universal, equal, direct suffrage"; this later became part of the Weimar Republic's constitution. In 1890 the party was renamed the Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, SPD) and it still exists under this name today. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Germany geography stubs ... The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (Pronounced Vye-Mar, and in German it is known as the Weimarer Republik). It is named after the city of Weimar, where a national assembly convened to produce a new constitution after the German monarchy... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is the second oldest political party of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ...

Presidents

• 23 May 1863-31 August 1864 Ferdinand Lassalle
• 1 September 1864-2 November 1864 Otto Dammer
• 2 November 1864-21 November 1865 Bernhard Becker
• 21 November 1865-30 November 1865 Friedrich Wilhelm Fritzsche
• 30 November 1865-31 December 1865 Hugo Hillmann
• 1 January 1866-18 June 1866 Carl Wilhelm Tölcke
• 18 June 1866-19 May 1867 August Perl
• 20 May 1867-30 June 1871 Johann Baptist von Schweitzer
• 24 June 1869-4 July 1869 Fritz Mende
• 1 July 1871-25 May 1875 Wilhelm Hasenclever