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Spartacist uprising

January 5–12, 1919 · Berlin

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General strike and armed revolt by communists in Berlin against the Social Democratic government, crushed by Freikorps troops; its leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered.

Key people

Friedrich Ebert Head of the government Rosa Luxemburg Spartacist leader, murdered Karl Liebknecht Spartacist leader, murdered Gustav Noske Commanded the troops that crushed it

Participants

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