Volkskammer

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf parliament
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party
gptkbp:committee various committees
gptkbp:community_engagement limited opportunities
gptkbp:community_involvement limited
gptkbp:controversy social policies
frequently held
gptkbp:culturalHeritage promoted socialist values
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
October 3, 1990
gptkbp:electionYear 1990
every four years
direct elections
monitored by state
part_of_GDR's_narrative
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:constitution_of_the_GDR
gptkbp:established 1949
gptkbp:function legislative body
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of research.
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol_of_East_German_governance
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance preserved in archives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volkskammer
gptkbp:impact socialist principles
gptkbp:influence decreased over time
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:internationalRelations influenced_by_Cold_War_dynamics
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:legacy part_of_German_history
gptkbp:legislation social welfare laws
limited by constitution
citizens_of_GDR
limited_by_GDR_constitution
gptkbp:majorIndustry economic policies
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Palace_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 400
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:German_reunification
gptkbp:oversees government actions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
gptkbp:party SED,_CDU,_LDPD
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:SED
gptkbp:politicalPosition unicameral legislature
limited to party members
gptkbp:president gptkb:Paul_Verner
gptkb:Sabine_Bergmann-Pohl
gptkbp:public_perception varied over time
gptkbp:reform debated in sessions
discussed but rarely implemented
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:German_reunification
gptkb:Bundestag
gptkbp:responsibleFor passing laws
ensured through oversight
gptkbp:role representing_East_German_citizens
gptkbp:session 1990
annual
monthly
gptkbp:significantEvent German_reunification_discussions
gptkbp:voterTurnout majoritarian system