President of the German Democratic Republic
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The President of the German Democratic Republic was the head of state of East Germany from its founding in 1949 until the office was abolished in 1960 and its functions were transferred to the State Council.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2719959 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: President of the German Democratic Republic Context triple: [Wilhelm Pieck, positionHeld, President of the German Democratic Republic]
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Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German communist politician who led East Germany as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and head of state during much of the Cold War until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht was a German communist politician who served as the de facto leader of East Germany during its formative decades, overseeing the establishment of a socialist state and the construction of the Berlin Wall.
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Mark der DDR
Mark der DDR was the official currency of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) until reunification in 1990.
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President of the Soviet Union
The President of the Soviet Union was the highest executive office in the USSR, created in 1990 and most notably held by Mikhail Gorbachev during the final years of the Soviet state.
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E.
President of Czechoslovakia
The President of Czechoslovakia was the head of state of the former Central European country of Czechoslovakia, a role held by key political figures such as Edvard Beneš during the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: President of the German Democratic Republic Target entity description: The President of the German Democratic Republic was the head of state of East Germany from its founding in 1949 until the office was abolished in 1960 and its functions were transferred to the State Council.
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A.
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German communist politician who led East Germany as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and head of state during much of the Cold War until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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B.
Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht was a German communist politician who served as the de facto leader of East Germany during its formative decades, overseeing the establishment of a socialist state and the construction of the Berlin Wall.
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C.
Mark der DDR
Mark der DDR was the official currency of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) until reunification in 1990.
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D.
President of the Soviet Union
The President of the Soviet Union was the highest executive office in the USSR, created in 1990 and most notably held by Mikhail Gorbachev during the final years of the Soviet state.
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President of Czechoslovakia
The President of Czechoslovakia was the head of state of the former Central European country of Czechoslovakia, a role held by key political figures such as Edvard Beneš during the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state office
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political office ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | creation of the collective head of state, the State Council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
President of the German Democratic Republic
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surface form:
Präsident der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
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| appointedBy |
People's Chamber of the GDR
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surface form:
People's Chamber of the German Democratic Republic
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| associatedPartyOfOfficeholder | Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdiction | East Berlin ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsed | Emblem of East Germany ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
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surface form:
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic of 1949
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| country |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| createdFollowing | establishment of the German Democratic Republic in 1949 ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 12 September 1960 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 11 October 1949 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| firstOfficeholder | Wilhelm Pieck ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Flag of East Germany ⓘ |
| functionTransferredTo |
Council of State of the GDR
ⓘ
surface form:
State Council of the German Democratic Republic
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| governmentType | Marxist–Leninist state ⓘ |
| headOfStateFor | socialist German state established in the Soviet occupation zone ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
East Germany
ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| lastOfficeholder | Wilhelm Pieck ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyInvolved | Volkskammer ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
President of Germany
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surface form:
Federal President of Germany
President of Germany ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedIn | Constitutional reform of 1960 in the GDR ⓘ |
| officeHoldersCount | 1 ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
East Berlin
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surface form:
East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
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| officeStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| officeType | presidential office ⓘ |
| onlyOfficeholder | Wilhelm Pieck ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext |
one-party system dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
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socialist state ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | no direct predecessor in an independent East German state ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
President of the German Democratic Republic
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
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| residence | Berlin ⓘ |
| role | head of state of East Germany ⓘ |
| seat | East Berlin ⓘ |
| shortName | President of the GDR ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| stateForm | people's republic ⓘ |
| successorOffice |
Council of State of the GDR
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surface form:
State Council of the German Democratic Republic
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| termLength | not fixed in practice ⓘ |
| titleInGerman |
President of the German Democratic Republic
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Präsident der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
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Subject: President of the German Democratic Republic Description of subject: The President of the German Democratic Republic was the head of state of East Germany from its founding in 1949 until the office was abolished in 1960 and its functions were transferred to the State Council.
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