East German Ministry for State Security

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_German_Ministry_for_State_Security
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Stasi
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Stasi_Records_Agency
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
gptkbp:established 1950
gptkbp:function gptkb:law_enforcement
espionage
intelligence officer
domestic surveillance
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East German Ministry for State Security
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Schild_und_Schwert_der_Partei
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution
gptkb:fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:political_repression
espionage in West Germany
extensive surveillance of East German citizens
informant network
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Markus_Wolf
gptkb:Erich_Mielke
gptkb:Wilhelm_Zaisser
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Council_of_Ministers_of_the_GDR
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Main_Directorate_for_Reconnaissance
gptkb:Felix_Dzerzhinsky_Guards_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stasi_Museum_(Berlin)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7