August Bebel

August Bebel
Bebel, c. 1900
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
In office 21 November 1892 – 13 August 1913
Preceded by	Paul Singer Alwin Gerisch
Succeeded by	Hugo Haase Friedrich Ebert
Member of the Reichstag (German Empire)
In office 21 March 1871 – 13 August 1913
(North German Confederation)
In office 10 September 1867 – 10 December 1870
Personal details
Born	Ferdinand August Bebel (1840-02-22)22 February 1840 Deutz (Cologne), Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	13 August 1913(1913-08-13) (aged 73) Passug, Churwalden, Switzerland
Political party	SVP (1867–1869) SDAP (1869–1875) SAPD (1875–1890) SDP (from 1890)
Other political affiliations	First International
Profession	Turner

Ferdinand August Bebel (German pronunciation: [aʊ̯ˈɡʊst ˈfɛʁdinant ˈbeːbl̩]; 22 February 1840 – 13 August 1913) was a German socialist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP) in 1869, which in 1875 merged with the General German Workers' Association into the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (SAPD). During the repression under the terms of the Anti-Socialist Laws, Bebel became the leading figure of the social democratic movement in Germany and from 1892 until his death served as chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.