Socialist Unity Party of Germany

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SED
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Front_of_the_German_Democratic_Republic
gptkb:Stasi_(Ministry_for_State_Security)
gptkbp:bannedIn gptkb:West_Germany
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Stasi
gptkb:Council_of_Ministers_of_the_GDR
gptkb:National_People's_Army
Volkskammer (People's Chamber)
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:dissolved December 16, 1989
gptkbp:flag Flag of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.svg
gptkbp:founded April 21, 1946
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
1949
gptkbp:hasNewspaper gptkb:Neues_Deutschland
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Socialist Unity Party of Germany
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Marxism–Leninism
Socialism
Communism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:General_Secretary
gptkbp:logo Logo SED.svg
gptkbp:membership over 2 million (at peak)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Germany
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany_(East_Germany)
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Margot_Honecker
gptkb:Günter_Mittag
gptkb:Heinz_Hoffmann
gptkb:Hermann_Axen
gptkb:Kurt_Hager
gptkb:Willi_Stoph
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution
gptkb:German_reunification
gptkb:Berlin_Wall_fall
Berlin Wall construction
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
gptkb:Walter_Ulbricht
gptkbp:political_position far-left
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Germany
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany_(East_Germany)
gptkbp:ruledUntil 1989
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Party_of_Democratic_Socialism
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:Combat_Groups_of_the_Working_Class
gptkb:Democratic_Women's_League_of_Germany
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Free_German_Youth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4