Marinus van der Lubbe

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Marinus van der Lubbe
Van der Lubbe in 1933.
Born	(1909-01-13)13 January 1909 Leiden, Netherlands
Died	10 January 1934(1934-01-10) (aged 24) Leipzig, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Execution by guillotine
Burial place	Südfriedhof
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation(s)	Political activist and trade unionist
Known for	Allegedly setting the Reichstag fire
Political party	Communist Party Holland (1925–1931)
Movement	Council communism
Criminal charges	High treason and arson crime
Criminal penalty	Death
Criminal status	Executed (Posthumously pardoned on 6 December 2007)

Marinus van der Lubbe (13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for setting fire to the Reichstag building—the national parliament of Germany—on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider communist conspiracy, while left-wing anti-Nazis argued that the fire was a false flag attack arranged by the Nazis themselves. Most historians agree that van der Lubbe acted alone, although this is occasionally disputed. Nearly 75 years after the event, the German government granted van der Lubbe a posthumous pardon.^[1]