Ulbricht, Walter — (1893 1973) politician; a KPD functionary who sur vived to lead the Socialist Unity Party (SED) in the German Democratic Re public. Born to a working class home in Leipzig, he left school in 1907 to apprentice as a cabinetmaker; he soon joined … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Walter Ulbricht — Infobox President | name=Walter Ulbricht nationality=German order=First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany term start=1950 term end=1971 predecessor=Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl successor=Erich Honecker … Wikipedia
Lotte Ulbricht — (19 April 1903 – 27 March 2002) was a Socialist Unity Party of Germany official and the second wife of the East German leader Walter Ulbricht. Charlotte Kühn was born in Rixdorf in 1903 as a daughter of an unskilled labourer and a homeworker in… … Wikipedia
Otto Winzer — Winzer in 1972 Foreign Minister of the GDR In office 1965–1975 Preceded by Lothar Bolz … Wikipedia
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Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Berlin Wall — For the chess opening variation, sometimes known as Berlin Wall, see Berlin Defence. View from the West Berlin side of graffiti art on the wall in 1986. The wall s infa … Wikipedia
Cold War (1953–1962) — 1959 World map of alignments: NATO member states … Wikipedia
Stasi — This article is about the secret police of East Germany. For its other common meaning, see Stasi Commission. For the regular police in East Germany, see Volkspolizei. Ministerium für Staatssicherheit … Wikipedia
History of the German Democratic Republic — The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik ( DDR ), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990. It covered the area of the present day German states of Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Brandenburg … Wikipedia
