Philipp Scheidemann (26 July 1865 â€ì 29 November 1939) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). During the German Revolution of 1918â€ì1919 he proclaimed Germany a republic on 9 November 1918 and subsequently became the second head of government of the Weimar Republic, acting in this post for 127 days.

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