Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
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The Constitution of the German Democratic Republic was the fundamental law that defined the socialist political system, state structure, and citizens’ rights and duties in East Germany from 1949 until reunification.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic Context triple: [Nationale Volksarmee, legalBasis, Constitution of the German Democratic Republic]
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A.
Berlin Constitution (West)
The Berlin Constitution (West) was the fundamental legal charter that structured the government and political order of West Berlin during the period of Germany’s division.
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B.
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
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C.
Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
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Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
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E.
Weimar Constitution
The Weimar Constitution was the democratic constitution that governed Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, establishing a federal parliamentary system that ultimately proved vulnerable to authoritarian takeover.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic Target entity description: The Constitution of the German Democratic Republic was the fundamental law that defined the socialist political system, state structure, and citizens’ rights and duties in East Germany from 1949 until reunification.
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A.
Berlin Constitution (West)
The Berlin Constitution (West) was the fundamental legal charter that structured the government and political order of West Berlin during the period of Germany’s division.
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B.
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
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C.
Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
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Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
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Weimar Constitution
The Weimar Constitution was the democratic constitution that governed Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, establishing a federal parliamentary system that ultimately proved vulnerable to authoritarian takeover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
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fundamental law ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | East Germany ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple |
collective leadership
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democratic centralism ⓘ socialist legality ⓘ |
| country |
East Germany
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surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| definesCapital | East Berlin ⓘ |
| definesCitizenship | citizenship of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| definesEconomicSystem | socialist planned economy ⓘ |
| definesExecutiveBody |
Council of Ministers of the GDR
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surface form:
Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
|
| definesHeadOfState |
Council of State of the GDR
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surface form:
Council of State of the German Democratic Republic
President of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| definesLegislature |
People's Chamber
ⓘ
Volkskammer ⓘ |
| definesPoliticalSystem | socialist political system ⓘ |
| definesRulingPartyRole | Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| definesStateName |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| definesStateStructure |
centralized state
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unitary state ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990-10-03 ⓘ |
| governsFormOfState | socialist state ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
equality of men and women
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right to education ⓘ right to rest and leisure ⓘ right to social security ⓘ right to work ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideologicalFoundation |
Marxism–Leninism
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proletarian internationalism ⓘ |
| imposesDuty |
duty to defend the socialist state
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duty to observe socialist legality ⓘ duty to work ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | written constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| regulates |
Nationale Volksarmee
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surface form:
armed forces of the German Democratic Republic
Ministry of Justice of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
surface form:
judiciary of the German Democratic Republic
local people's representations ⓘ public prosecution system ⓘ state organs of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| repealDate | 1990-10-03 ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| replacedBy | constitutional order of reunified Germany ⓘ |
| shortName |
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
East German Constitution
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GDR Constitution
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| startTime | 1949-10-07 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional amendments in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic Description of subject: The Constitution of the German Democratic Republic was the fundamental law that defined the socialist political system, state structure, and citizens’ rights and duties in East Germany from 1949 until reunification.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Verfassung der DDR von 1949
President of the German Democratic Republic
→
constitutionalBasis
→
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic of 1949
Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic
→
legalBasis
→
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949)
Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic
→
legalBasis
→
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1968)
subject surface form:
Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR
this entity surface form:
Verfassung der DDR von 1968
subject surface form:
Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR
this entity surface form:
Verfassung der DDR von 1974
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
→
shortName
→
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GDR Constitution
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
→
shortName
→
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
East German Constitution