Given the question: Facts: - death place: east berlin , german democratic republic - order: 1st - successor: herbert fechner - party: socialist unity party - death date: 04 december 1979 - predecessor: office established - office: lord mayor of east berlin - term end: 1967 - term start: 1948 - birth date: 12 september 1894 - name: friedrich ebert , jr. . - citizenship: east german - nationality: german - image: bundesarchiv bild 183-83285-0029 , friedrich ebert.jpg - birth place: bremen , german empire - occupation: mayor of state , deputy president of people 's chamber , of acting head of state , president of landtag of brandenburg east berlin , deputy chairman of council Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of friedrich ebert , jr. . .
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friedrich '' fritz '' ebert , jr. -lrb- 12 september 1894 -- 4 december 1979 -rrb- was a german politician and east german communist official , the son of germany 's first president friedrich ebert .he was originally a social democrat like his father before him , but is best known for his role in the origins of the socialist unity party of germany and the german democratic republic , in which he served in various positions .