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Liebmann was released after more than two years of imprisonment in May 1935. He had previously been of sound health. He left a broken man. He was seriously ill suffering from the effects of torture and heart disease. Liebmann died in Leipzig in September 1935. His death was announced in the
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Germany's Chancellor, the working party's future was uncertain. 25,000 protesters gathered in Leipzig. Hermann Liebmann addressed the crowd. This was the last time he appeared in public. In spite of the impending dictatorship, Liebmann led the SPD to 30.3% of the Leipzig vote for the March
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As a result of his disagreement with the party leadership, Liebmann was a member of the USPD from 1919 to 1922. During this time he served as secretary for the party in Saxony. In 1922, the SPD and USPD merged, and
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Liebmann Strasse: a 1,283-meter-long street in Leipzig, running through the city districts of Neustadt-Neuschönefeld, Volkmarsdorf, and Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf. The street was formerly known as Hauptstraße (Neuschönefeld) and Kirchweg (Neustadt) until 1888, Kirchstraße from 1888 to 1933,
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popular left-wing representatives in Saxony. He stayed a member of the SPD until his death in 1935. From 1924 to 1926 Liebmann served as deputy chairman, from 1926 to 1929 as chairman, and from 1930 to 1933 assessor of the SPD parliamentary group.
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