Johannes Dieckmann (Fischerhude, 19 January 1893 - Berlin, 22 February 1969) held the office of State President of East Germany on an acting basis in 1949 and again in 1960. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Basic Information Berlin â–¶(?), IPA: , is the capital of Germany and its largest city; the city is now home to 3. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... General Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party German: Erster Sekretär des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, Generalsekretärs des ZK der SED. Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl (1946-1950) Walter Ulbricht (1950-1971) Erich Honecker (1971-1989) Egon Krenz (1989) State Presidents German: Staatspräsident, Präsident der DDR... The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also commonly known as East Germany, was a communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Dieckmann, the son of a Protestant Minister studied economics and philosophy in Berlin, Giessen, Göttingen and Freiburg. He was active in the student movement VDSt (Society of United German Students). After World War I he joined the Liberal German People's Party of Gustav Stresemann. In 1919 he became General Secretary of the party in Osnabrück, in 1921 in Duisburg and in 1922 in Dresden. In the early 1920s he was a close associate of partyleader Stresemann. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and... The German Peoples Party (Deutsche Volkspartei, or DVP) was founded by the more right-wing elements of the old National Liberal Party in the early days of the Weimar Republic, led by Gustav Stresemann. ... Gustav Stresemann (May 10, 1878 – October 3, 1929) was a German politician and statesman during the Weimar Republic and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. ... Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ... Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Dresden is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ...

From 1929 until the Nazi takeover in 1933 he was a member of the Landtag of Saxony. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...

After the failed assasination attempt on Hitler in July 1944 Dieckmann was arrested by the Gestapo. Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Deaths Head emblem, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The Gestapo â–¶(?) (acronym of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ...

Directly after World War II he became involved in Liberal politics and was co-founder of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPD) in Saxony. In 1946 he was again elected in the Landtag of Saxony and in 1948 he became Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister of Saxony. He strongly supported close co-operation with the Communist Socialist Unity Party and the other so-called "Bloc Parties" (Christian Democratic Union, Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany and the National Democratic Party of Germany). World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... The Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (German: Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands (LDPD)) was a political party in East Germany. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The name Socialist Unity Party can refer to at several different organizations, most of them defunct. ... The Christian Democratic Union was an East German political party founded in 1945. ... The Democratic Farmers Party of Germany (German: Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands (DBD)) was an East German political party. ... National Democratic Party of Germany can refer to: National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) - a far-right political party in Germany National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) (NDPD)- a former political party in East Germany This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

In 1948 he became a member of the provisional parliament of the Soviet Occupation Zone (SBZ), the German People's Council. After a short time he was elected in the Legislative Committee of the People's Council. On 7 October [[1949] he became the first President of the Volkskammer (Parliament) of the German Democratic Republic. On the same day the Volkskammer elected him as provisional President of the GDR. On 11 October he was replaced by Communist veteran Wilhelm Pieck. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... The Volkskammer (Peoples Chamber) was the Parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a socialist country that existed from 1949 to 1990. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... Wilhelm Pieck (January 3, 1876 - September 7, 1960) was a German communist, politician and president of East Germany. ...

From 7 September to 12 September 1960 he was interim President of the GDR because of the death of Pieck. Soon afterwards the presidency was abolished and replaced by a collective presidency called the Council of State. From 1960 to 1969 Dieckmann was a member of the Council of State. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ...

Dieckmann stayed President of the Volkskammer until 1969. He also held the post of Deputy Chairman of the LDPD from 1949 to 1969. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...