Manfred Gerlach (born 1928) acted as Chairman of the Council of State and thus head of state in East Germany from December 6, 1989 to April 5, 1990. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Though a term originally coined for presidents of republics, a head of state or chief of state is now universally known as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers... 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. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in Leipzig and became a member of the resistance during World War II. In 1943 he founded an illegal, antifascist, youth movement. In March 1944 he was arrested. Map of Germany showing Leipzig   Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in 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 like the atom bomb. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the war he became involved in politics and was a co-founder of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) and the Free German Youth (FDJ) in Leipzig. From 1946-1950 he was the LDPD youth leader of North-West Saxon. From 1947-1952 Gerlach was a member of the executive council of the Saxon LDPD. In the 1950s he was a mayor (Bürgermeister and deputy Oberbürgermeister) of the city of Leipzig. This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | East German political parties | Historical liberal parties ... The Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend or FDJ) was the official youth movement of the government of the German Democratic Republic. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig   Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1950 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. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // 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 height of the baby-boom from returning...

From 1951 to 1953 he was the LDPD's Vice-Chairman and from 1954 to 1967 he was the LDPD's General Secretary. At the LDPD's general party congress of 1967 Gerlach was elected as chairman of the LDPD. He remained chairman until 10 February 1990. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1949 to 1990 Gerlach was a member of the People's Chamber and from 1960 to 1990 he was one of the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of State (de facto Vice-President) of the German Democratic Republic. 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). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a socialist country that existed from 1949 to 1990. ...

In October 1989 he was the first important non-communist politician that criticized the leading role of the Socialist Unity Party (SED). After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Manfred Gerlach was elected Chairman of the Council of State and thus the first non-communist Head of State of the GDR. October is the tenth 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. ... 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, following the East German governments collapse. ... Berlin Wall on November 16, 1989 The Berlin Wall (German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ... Though a term originally coined for presidents of republics, a head of state or chief of state is now universally known as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ...

In March 1990 his party and to other liberal parties merged into the new Bund Freier Demokraten. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Historical liberal parties ...

In 1993 he resigned from the party membership of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). His role during the GDR is currently questioned. (He is accused of being an NKVD-agent during his younger years). 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Free Democratic Party (FDP) may be: in Germany, Freie Demokratische Partei (the Free Democratic Party) in Switzerland, Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Black Ravens by Boris Vladimirski, a depiction of the cars used by NKVD agents. ...

See also

• Liberalism
• Free Democratic Party
• Liberal Democratic Party of Germany

Note: This entry discusses liberalism as a world wide ideology, not its manifestations in any specific country. ... Free Democratic Party (FDP) may be: in Germany, Freie Demokratische Partei (the Free Democratic Party) in Switzerland, Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | East German political parties | Historical liberal parties ...

Bibliography

• Manfred Gerlach, Mitverantwortlich. Als Liberaler im SED-Staat, Berlin 1991
• David Childs, The GDR: Moscow's German Ally, London: George Allen & Unwin 1984

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Egon Krenz in 2005 Egon Krenz (born March 19, 1937) is a former German Communist politician, who briefly served as leader of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1989 before Communism in the GDR collapsed. ... 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... Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 20 April 1946) is a German conservative politician and was the last head of state of East Germany. ...