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General German Trade Union Federation

former German Weimar Republic union federation (1919–1933)
Organization national_trade_union_center Q896353
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General German Trade Union Federation

Summary

General German Trade Union Federation is a national trade union center[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (national_trade_union_center category, ranking #23 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • General German Trade Union Federation is in the country of Weimar Republic[3].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's instance of is recorded as national trade union center[4].
  • General German Trade Union Federation followed General Commission of German Trade Unions[5].
  • General German Trade Union Federation was followed by Free German Trade Union Federation[6].
  • General German Trade Union Federation was followed by Confederation of German Trade Unions[7].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[8].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's Commons category is recorded as Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund[9].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's archives at is recorded as German Federal Archives[10].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's chairperson is recorded as Carl Legien[11].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's chairperson is recorded as Theodor Leipart[12].
  • July 5, 1919 marks the founding of General German Trade Union Federation[13].
  • General German Trade Union Federation was dissolved in May 2, 1933[14].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's location of formation is recorded as Nuremberg[15].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund[16].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's described at URL is recorded as http://library.fes.de/cgi-bin/ihg2pdf.pl?vol=1&f=38&l=44[17].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's described by source is recorded as Archival fonds: General German Trade Union Federation[18].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund'}[19].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ADGB'}[20].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's owner of is recorded as Bank of German Labor, Inc.[21].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's different from is recorded as Confederation of German Trade Unions[22].
  • General German Trade Union Federation's has goal is recorded as national trade union center[23].

Body

Founding

July 5, 1919 marks the founding of General German Trade Union Federation[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nuremberg[15].

Identity

General German Trade Union Federation followed General Commission of German Trade Unions[5]. Successors include Free German Trade Union Federation[6] and Confederation of German Trade Unions[7]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ADGB'}[20].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Carl Legien[11], a politician[24], 1861–1920[25], of Germany[26] and Theodor Leipart[12], a turner[27], 1867–1947[28], of Germany[29].

Operations

General German Trade Union Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[8].

Dissolution

General German Trade Union Federation was dissolved in May 2, 1933[14].

Why It Matters

General German Trade Union Federation draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (national_trade_union_center category, ranking #23 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Archival fonds: General German Trade Union Federation
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1933-05-02T00:00:00Z
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