Episode 2 of 3

Open Letter as Founding Document

When: March 1863
Where: Leipzig
Part of: Ferdinand Lassalle founds the ADAV

Lassalle's March 1863 Open Letter to the Leipzig Central Committee served as the formal founding document for the ADAV.

In March 1863, Lassalle issued his Open Letter to the Central Committee for the Convening of a General German Workers' Congress in Leipzig. This document became the founding basis for the ADAV, which was established in Leipzig on 23 May 1863, with Lassalle as president for a five-year term.

Sources

Ferdinand Lassalle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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