NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gerald Goetting

Gerald Goetting (born 9 June 1923) was an East German Christian Democratic politician. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of...

He was born in Nietleben. During World War II he worked at the Reichsarbeitsdienst and he served as a Wehrmacht soldier. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Reichsarbeitsdienst (or RAD) was an Auxiliary formation which provided support for the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. ... Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ...

After the war he joined the East German Christian Democratic Union (CDU). During 1947-1949 he studied Germanism, history and philology at the Martin Luther University of Halle. The Christian Democratic Union was an East German political party founded in 1945. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... History is a term for information about the past. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

In 1949 he became General Secretary of the CDU. From 1949 to 1990 he was a member of the People's Chamber (Parliament). From 1958 to 1963 he was Deputy Prime Minister of the GDR and from 1963 to November 1989 he was Deputy Chairman of the Council of State (Vice-President of the GDR). From 1969 to 1976 Goetting served as Chairman of the People's Chamber (and from 1969 to 1989 as Vice-Chairman). 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Christian Democratic Union was an East German political party founded in 1945. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Volkskammer was the Parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1961 to 1969 he was Vice-President of the German-African Society and from 1963 he was a member of the Albert Schweitzer Committee. In 1976 he was elected Chairman of the People's Friendship League of the GDR. 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875 - September 4, 1965) was a German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ...

At the 1966 party congress of the CDU, Goetting was elected Chairman of the party. As Chairman he worked closely with the other parties of the National Front and with the Communist government. During his party leadership he published brochures about the relationship between Christianity and Socialism. The National Front was a united front of political parties and mass organisations in East Germany. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... For information on mainstream political parties using the term Socialist, see Social democracy and Democratic socialism, For the governments of the USSR, the PRC, and others, see: Communist state, Other variants of Socialism include Marxism, Communism, and Libertarian Socialism. ...

On 2 November 1989, just days before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Goetting resigned as party Chairman. On 7 November 1989 he also resigned as a member of Council of State. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berlin Wall on November 16, 1989 The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ...

In December 1989 he was arrested, but realeased in February 1990. In 1991 he was charged because of defraudation of party funds. In February of that year he was expelled from the CDU. 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 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

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