The Socialist Workers' Party of Germany, in German Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands, SAP / SAPD, has been the name of two political parties in Germany.

The fore-runner of today's SDP

The first, which lasted from 1875 - 1890, was a left-wing German political party created in Gotha when Ferdinand Lassalle's ADAV merged with the SDAP formed by August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Gotha Gotha is a town in Germany. ... Ferdinand Lassalle Ferdinand Lassalle (born April 11, 1825 in WrocÅ‚aw, died August 31, 1864), was a German socialist politician. ... 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 Liebknechts SDAP to form the Socialist Workers Party of Germany, what is now the... The Social Democratic Workers Party of Germany, in German Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands, SDAP, was a German left-wing political party founded in 1869 in Eisenach, Germany by, among others, Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel. ... 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 party congress at which the unification of the Marxist "Eisenachers" of the SDAP and the more moderate Lassallians came about took place from June 22 - 27 1875. The Gotha programme was finalised at the same time. Three years later, the law banning socialism passed by Bismarck pushed the party underground. While its deputies were still allowed seats in parliament, there was a ban on meetings, organisations and news publishing. Jump to: navigation, search Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Alternate meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ...

In 1877, the SAPD won 500,000 votes in the Reichstag elections. In 1890, still before the anti-socialism law was abolished, the party won 1.4 miillion votes, making it the strongest in Germany. Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The term Reichstag (   listen?) [ɹaɪçtak] (in English: Imperial Diet) is a composition of German Reich (Empire) and tag (which does not mean day here, but is a derivate of the verb tagen, which means to meet or assemble). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The anti-socialist laws were a result of Bismarck's fear of the socialists; he believed they were responsible for two assassination attempts. They were renewed every three years until he left politics in autumn 1890; immediately, the SAPD renamed itself Social Democratic Party of Germany; this is the name it has kept until today. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search SPD redirects here. ...

The splinter group, 1931-45

The second SAPD was a left-wing splinter group which split off from the SPD in autumn 1931. In 1932 some Communist Party dissenters joined the group, but its numbers remained small. Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands in German) Serial Presence Detect of computer memory modules Categories: Disambiguation ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

From 1933, the group's members worked illegally against National Socialism. When the Nazi dictatorship was over, the majority of the group's members rejoined the SPD. Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Nazi be merged into this article or section. ...

In his autobiography, Willy Brandt wrote: In autumn 1931, Nazis and German nationalists, the SA and the men in steel helmets joined together to form the "Harzburg Front". ... It was just at this time that the left wing of the social democrats split off, as a result of measures connected to organisation and discipline by the party leaders. A few Reichstag assemblymen, a number of active party groups - above all in Saxony - and not least a large proportion of young Socialists followed the people who were calling for the founding of a Socialist Workers' Party. Jump to: navigation, search Willy Brandt (December 18, 1913 – October 8, 1992) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany from 1969 to 1974. ... Jump to: navigation, search The seal of SA The Sturmabteilung [▶](audio help) (SA, German for Storm Division and is usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a paramilitary organisation of the NSDAP – the German Nazi party. ...

In his home town of Lübeck, Willy Brandt joined the SAPD, against the advice of his mentor Julius Leber. Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 214. ... Julius Leber (born 16 November 1891 in Biesheim, Alsace), died 5 January 1945 in Berlin) was a German politician and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. ...

In 1934 the youth of SAPD took part in the foundation of the International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations. The congress, which was held in the Netherlands, was broken up by Dutch police. Several SAPD delegates were handed over to German authorities. The congress when re-convened in Lille. Brandt was elected to the Secretariat of the organization, and worked in Sweden for the Bureau. Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations (in German: Internationales Büro Revolutionärer Jugendorganisationen, in French: Bureau International des Organisations Révolutionnaires des Jeunes) was an international organization of socialist youth, formed in 1934. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Nord-Pas de Calais Département Nord (59) Mayor Martine Aubry (PS) (since 2001) Area 39. ...

See also

• Social Democratic Party of Germany
• German history
• German politics

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External links

• Introduction to the Critique of the Gotha Programme, Karl Korsch, 1922 at marxists.org