# Friedrich Ebert - Reich President

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/friedrich-ebert
Reign: 1918–1925
Born-Died: 1871 - 1925
Dynasty: SPD
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Ebert

Social Democrat who led the government after the revolution and became the first president of the Weimar Republic.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Wilhelm II](https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-ii)
- Succeeded by: [Paul von Hindenburg](https://germany-history.com/rulers/paul-von-hindenburg)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1918 - [Treaty of Brest-Litovsk](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-treaty-of-brest-litovsk)
- 1918 - [November Revolution](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-november-revolution)
- 1918 - [Armistice of Compiègne](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1918-armistice-of-compiegne)
- 1919 - [Spartacist Uprising](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1919-spartacist-uprising)
- 1919 - [Weimar Constitution](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1919-weimar-constitution)
- 1919 - [Treaty of Versailles](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1919-treaty-of-versailles)
- 1919 - [Bauhaus](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1919-bauhaus)
- 1920 - [Kapp Putsch](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1920-kapp-putsch)
- 1922 - [Murder of Walther Rathenau](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1922-murder-of-walther-rathenau)
- 1923 - [Hyperinflation and the Ruhr Occupation](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1923-hyperinflation-and-the-ruhr-occupation)
- 1923 - [Beer Hall Putsch](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1923-beer-hall-putsch)
- 1924 - [Dawes Plan](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1924-dawes-plan)
- 1925 - [Locarno Treaties](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1925-locarno-treaties)