Social Democratic Party of Germany: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands • SPD • Socialist Workers’ Party
Date	1875 - present
Areas Of Involvement	Socialism • left
Related People	Wilhelm Liebknecht • Franz Mehring • Björn Engholm • Oskar Lafontaine • Olaf Scholz • Friedrich Ebert • August Bebel • Eduard Bernstein • Frank-Walter Steinmeier • Peer Steinbrück • Willy Brandt • Gerhard Schröder • Helmut Schmidt • Karl Kautsky • Helmut von Gerlach

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