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The Weimar National Assembly
Weimar Republic / Weimar National Assembly at the National Theatre in Weimar (opened on 6 February 1919).
“The Weimar National Assembly”.
(Friedrich Ebert addressing delegates).
February 11, 1919 (Tuesday)[edit]
- Friedrich Ebert was elected as the first President of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly, beating challenger Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner by a landslide of 277 to 49 votes and becoming the first democratically elected leader of Germany.[60]
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