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Chairman of the State Council of the GDR

The Chairman of the State Council of the GDR was the de facto head of the German Democratic Republic .

Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
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Flag of the Chairman of the State Council of the GDR
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Last in office
Manfred Gerlach (acting)
Official residenceBerlin
Previous positionPresident of the GDR
Post has appearedSeptember 12, 1960
First in officeWalter Ulbricht
Last in officeManfred Gerlach (acting)
Replacing PositionFederal President of Germany
Position abolishedApril 5, 1990

The post was created in 1960 to replace the post of president of the German Democratic Republic, which from 1949 until his death was held by William Peak . In accordance with the constitution, the State Council of the GDR was a collective body, but in practice the chairman of the State Council was considered by the head of state.

The chairmen of the State Council of the GDR were:

Namebeginning of reignend of reignthe consignment
Walter UlbrichtSeptember 12, 1960August 1, 1973SED
Friedrich Ebert (acting)August 1, 1973October 3, 1973SED
Willy StoffOctober 3, 1973October 29, 1976SED
Erich HoneckerOctober 29, 1976October 24, 1989SED
Egon KrenzOctober 24, 1989December 6, 1989SED
Manfred Gerlach (acting)December 6, 1989April 5, 1990LDPG

After the first free elections to the People’s Chamber of the GDR in 1990 , the Constitution of the GDR was amended, according to which the powers of the Chairman of the State Council of the GDR were temporarily transferred to the Chairman of the People’s Chamber, who elected Sabine Bergmann-Paul . However, the election of a new president did not take place.

Links

  • www.ddr-wissen.de (German)
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Chairman of the State Council of the GDR&oldid = 88513658


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