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Saxony receives a Social Democratic and Communist coalition government

The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen) was one of the constituent states of the federally organized Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933.

The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen) was one of the constituent states of the federally organized Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933. The Free State was established in 1919 as the successor to the Kingdom of Saxony and lasted until the Nazi regime effectively absorbed all of Germany's federal states in April 1933. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, the name "Free State of Saxony" was taken up again and remains Saxony's official name.

The Free State of Saxony grew out of the German Empire's defeat in World War I and the German revolution of 1918–1919.

Historical Significance

The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen) was one of the constituent states of the federally organized Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933.

Events Before

  1. British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road

    British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road

  2. Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabet

    Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabetes

  3. James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)

    Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris…

  4. American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing

    American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing

  5. Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and grantin

    Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and granting the country nominal independence while reserving control over military and diplomatic matters

Events After

  1. Charlie Munger is born

    Charlie Munger, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1924-01-01.

  2. Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft and Völkische Block replace the banned NSDAP

    Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft and Völkische Block replace the banned NSDAP

  3. German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (36) weds Swiss soprano and painter Ruth Wenger (26); divorce in 1927

    German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (36) weds Swiss soprano and painter Ruth Wenger (26); divorce in 1927

  4. 1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France

    The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (French: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (Arpitan: Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport...

  5. Vladimir Lenin is placed in a Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow

    On Monday, 21 January 1924, at 18:50 EET, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the October Revolution and the first leader and founder of the Soviet Union, died in Gorki aged 53 after falling into a coma.

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Isaac Asimov is born

Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.

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Charlie Munger is born

Charlie Munger, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1924-01-01.

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Vernon L. Smith is born

Vernon L. Smith, American economist and nobel laureate, known for american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1927-01-01.

Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party

The Byelorussian Communist Organisation was a communist group in Belarus, led by Usievalad Ihnatoŭski.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on October 10, 1923?
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen) was one of the constituent states of the federally organized Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933. The Free State was established in 1919 as the successor to the Kingdom of Saxony and lasted until the Nazi regime effectively absorbed all of Germany's federal states in April 1933. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, the name "Free State of Saxony" was taken up again and remains Saxony's official name.
Why is Saxony receives a Social Democratic and Communist coalition government significant?
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen) was one of the constituent states of the federally organized Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933.

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