The Christian Democratic Union of Germany was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) until 1989. For the historical eastern German provinces, see Historical Eastern Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National Front was a united front of political parties and mass organisations in East Germany. ... The logo of the SED The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, or SED) was the governing party of East Germany from its formation in 1949 until the elections of 1990. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It contended the free elections in 1990 as an arm of the West German Christian-Democratic Union of Germany, which it merged into after German Reunification. This article is about the year. ... This article needs cleanup. ... German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English often called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, or West Germany). After the GDRs first free elections on 18 March 1990, negotiations...

Party politics

The CDU was primarily made up of middle class Christians, that officially embraced socialism after its Sixth Party Congress in 1952, declaring that socialist society affords the best opportunities for Christians to practise their religion, a curious contradition to Karl Marx's thoughts on religion. The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... Beliefs Though enormous diversity exists in the beliefs of those who self-identify as Christian, it is possible to venture general statements which describe the beliefs of a large majority . ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marxs view of history, which came to be called the materialist interpretation of history (and which was developed further as the philosophy of dialectical materialism) is certainly influenced by Hegels claim that reality (and history) should be viewed dialectically, through a clash of opposing forces. ...

It should be noted, however, that the dominance of the SED was a major factor in the CDU's sudden embrace of socialism; by the early 1950s, the CDU was effectively an arm of the SED designed to appeal to Christians. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the the baby boom from returning GIs who...

In 1950s the leader of the CDU was Otto Nuschke, a former member of German Democratic Party during the Weimar Republic. He was a close ally of the Communists. In 1966 Gerald Goetting was elected as Chairman. Before that he was the party's General Secretary. Like Nuschke, Goetting was a loyal ally of the Communists. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the the baby boom from returning GIs who... The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (IPA , German Weimarer Republik). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Gerald Goetting (born 9 June 1923) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. ...

Goetting remained Chairman until 2 November 1989, when he was replaced. In December 1989 Lothar de Maizière, a lawyer and deputy chairman of the Evangelical Church Synod of East Germany, was elected chairman. From that point the party deposed (and later expelled) its top figures and renounced socialism. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lothar de Maizière [] (born 2 March 1940) is a German conservative politician who served as the last and only democratically elected Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1990. ...

In March 1990 the CDU won the first, free general elections and became the biggest party in the People's Chamber. In April De Maizìere became Prime Minister of the GDR. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... The Volkskammer was the Parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...

In October 1990 the East German CDU merged with the West German CDU. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Chairmen

1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jakob Kaiser (8 February 1888 - 7 May 1961) was a German politician and resistance leader during World War II. Early Career Jakob Kaiser was born in de German town of Hammelburg. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August Bach (30 August 1897 Р23 March 1966) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Gerald Goetting (born 9 June 1923) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lothar de Maizi̬re [] (born 2 March 1940) is a German conservative politician who served as the last and only democratically elected Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1990. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

General Secretaries

Georg Dertinger(25 December 1902-21 January 1968) was a German politician from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Gerald Goetting (born 9 June 1923) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

East German CDU Politicians

• Ernst Lemmer (co-chairman of the CDU in 1947)
• Heinrich Toeplitz (Supreme Court of the GDR)
• Luitpold Steidle (Minister of Health Care)
• Karl Grobbel (Co-founder of the Berlin Conference of European Catholic's)
• Emil Fuchs (Theologican)
• Herbert Schirmer (Minister of Culture 1990)
• Heinz Winkler (Minister of Reconstruction)
• Hubertus Guske (General Secretary of the Berlin Conference of European Catholics)
• Max Sefrin (Deputy Prime Minister)
• Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (Last Chief of State of the GDR)

1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ... Emil Fuchs (1874-1971) was a German theologian. ... This article is about the year. ... Heinz Winkler (7 July 1910 - 25 June 1958) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. ... Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 20 April 1946) is a German conservative politician and was the last head of state of East Germany. ... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ...

External link

• Christlich Demokratische Union of the GDR from chronik der wende