TheWeimar National Assembly was the constitutional convention and de facto parliament ofGermany from 6 February 1919 to 6 June 1920. It drew up thenew constitution which was in force from 1919 to 1933, technically remaining in effect until the end ofNazi rule in 1945. It convened inWeimar,Thuringia, and is the reason for this period in German history becoming known as theWeimar Republic.
The National Assembly met in Weimar because politicians wanted to avoid the ongoing fights in the capital, Berlin, and SPD leader,Friedrich Ebert, wanted to remind the victorious World War IAllies, ofWeimar Classicism, which included the likes ofGoethe andSchiller.
The Assembly dissolved itself on 21 May 1920 and was succeeded by theReichstag.
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