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The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having more power than the Mayor of East Berlin. The position was created on April 21, 1946 and abolished in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

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East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

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The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having...

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Socialist Unity Party of Germany

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The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, pronounced [zotsi̯aˈlɪstɪʃə ˈʔaɪnhaɪtspaʁˌtaɪ ˈdɔʏtʃlants] ;...

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History of East Germany

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part of the Eastern Bloc of Soviet-allied Communist countries, with the nation ruled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and operating with...

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Communist Party of Germany

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formed. In East Germany, the party was merged, by Soviet decree, with remnants of the Social Democratic Party to form the Socialist Unity Party (SED) which...

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Free German Youth

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Republic (GDR) and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The organization was meant for young adults, both male and female, between the ages of 14 and 25 and...

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Fall of the Berlin Wall

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escaping to West Berlin. On 18 October 1989, longtime Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) leader Erich Honecker stepped down in favor of Krenz. Honecker...

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Council of Ministers of East Germany

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the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and especially the Politbüro of the SED Central Committee. The Präsidium managed the day-to-day affairs of...

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Politics of East Germany

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The equivalent of the Communist Party in East Germany was the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany, SED), which...

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Erich Honecker

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before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the posts of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and Chairman of the...

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Nazi Party

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The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei  or NSDAP), was a far-right...

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East Germany

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the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), a communist party, from 1949 to 1989, before being democratized and liberalized under the impact of the Revolutions...

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1990 East German general election

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the elections, finished second with 88 seats despite being widely expected to win. The former Socialist Unity Party of Germany, restyled as the Party...

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Otto Grotewohl

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led the SPD's merger with the Communist Party (KPD) to form the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in 1946 and served as co-chairman of the party with...

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Walter Ulbricht

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As the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he was the chief decision-maker in East Germany. From President Wilhelm Pieck's...

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Egon Krenz

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(East Germany) during the Revolutions of 1989. He succeeded Erich Honecker as the General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)...

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Wilhelm Pieck

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politician who served as the chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1960. Pieck...

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History of the Social Democratic Party of Germany

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Meanwhile, the East German branch of the SPD was merged with the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany. In the modern Federal Republic of Germany, the SPD's...

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Berlin Wall

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Republic of Germany (FRG; West Germany) from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany). Construction...

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Combat Groups of the Working Class

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(GDR) from 1953 to 1989. The KdA served as the de facto militia of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany composed of party members and politically...

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Territorial evolution of Germany

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reunification"). East Germany, including East Berlin, became parts the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990 – an event referred to as German reunification...

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Politics of Germany

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the Green party and the Liberals remained mostly West German parties, while in the East the former socialist state party, now called The Left Party,...

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LGBT rights in the German Democratic Republic

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1968, although Paragraph 175 ceased to be enforced from 1957. The ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) viewed it neither as an illness nor legitimate sexual...

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