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October 23, 1923

On October 23, 1923, german October: Due to a miscommunication with the party leadership, a militant section of the Communist Party of Germany launches an insurrection in Hamburg. Jules Deschênes, Jules Deschênes, Jules Deschênes would arrive in the same year.

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1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1923rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 923rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 23rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1920s decade.

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On October 23, 1923

  1. 1923 German October: Due to a miscommunication with the party leadership, a militant section of the Communist Party of Germany launches an insurrection in Hamburg.

    Attempted communist revolution in Germany in October 1923

    The German October was a plan of the Executive Committee of the Communist International (ECCI) to attempt a communist revolution in the Weimar Republic in October 1923, amidst acute political and economic crises in the country. The Communist Party of Germany (KPD), under the United Front strategy, was directed to enter into coalition governments with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the states of Thuringia and Saxony and utilize their resources to assist the revolution. Despite their efforts, the KPD and ECCI leadership found no support and the plan was called off on 21 October.

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Jules Deschênes 1923– Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
Jules Deschênes 1923– Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
Jules Deschênes 1923– Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
Jules Deschênes 1923– Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)

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