Socialist Unity Party of Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Socialist_International
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:National_Front_of_Democratic_Germany
gptkbp:challenges facing opposition movements
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:culturalHeritage state control of culture
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:German_reunification
1989
gptkbp:electionYear East_German_elections
dominant_party_in_GDR
gptkbp:founded 1946
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkbp:historical_significance East_Germany's_ruling_party
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Socialist Unity Party of Germany
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
socialism
state socialism
gptkbp:influence significant_in_GDR
gptkbp:internationalRelations aligned_with_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Walter_Ulbricht
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_left_politics_in_Germany
gptkbp:membership millions
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Erich_Honecker
gptkbp:notableFeature planned economy
gptkbp:party held regularly
political education
centralized
collective leadership
Neues Deutschland
For peace and socialism
hammer and compass
involved in post-war reconstruction
after 1989
with other socialist parties
governing_party_in_GDR
impact_on_modern_left_parties_in_Germany
merger_of_KPD_and_SPD
gptkbp:politicalPosition left-wing
single-party state
socialist unity
gptkbp:predecessor KPD
gptkbp:reform attempts in the 1980s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Party_of_Democratic_Socialism
The Left
gptkbp:symbol red flag
gptkbp:teamColors red
gptkbp:youth_development gptkb:FDJ
Free German Youth