Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish-born German socialist theorist and revolutionary. A founding member of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany, she opposed World War I and was imprisoned for anti-war agitation. She was murdered by right-wing paramilitaries during the failed Spartacist uprising of January 1919.

• Lived: 1871 CE – 1919 CE
• Nationality: German-Polish
• Roles: Political Activist, Socialist Leader, Revolutionary