On this day, 1919, Friedrich Ebert was elected President of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly, the first republican (non-monarchical) head of state of Germany

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1. [The results of the election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_German_presidential_election)

   [More on Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Ebert)

2. also Friedrich Ebert, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Revolution_of_1918%E2%80%931919

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacist_uprising

3. Is he popular among Germans nowadays?

4. Two thumbs up

5. Well, that didn’t last long.

6. “elected”

7. The military behind him: imma end this republic’s whole career

8. What a bastard. Supported the war effort, fought against the revolution and ultimately designed the path that would later allow the nazis to come to power.