German Democratic Republic
President, 1960-1990 Heads of the State Council
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Wilhelm Pieck (1876-1960) SED |
11.10.1949-07.09.1960 |
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Walter Ulbricht (1893-1973) SED |
12.09.1960-01.08.1973 |
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Willi Stoph (1914-1999) SED |
03.10.1973-29.10.1976 |
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Erich Honecker (1912-1994) SED |
29.10.1976-18.10.1989 |
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Egon Krenz (1937) SED |
24.10.1989-06.12.1989 |
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Manfred Gerlach (1928) LDPD |
06.12.1989-10.04.1990 |
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Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1947) CDU |
10.04.1990-03.10.1990 |
(Prime Ministers)
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Otto Grotewohl (1894-1964) SED |
11.10.1949-21.09.1964 |
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Willi Stoph (1914-1999) SED |
24.09.1964-03.10.1973 |
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Horst Sindermann (1915-1990) SED |
03.10.1973-29.10.1976 |
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Willi Stoph (2nd term) |
29.10.1976-17.11.1989 |
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Hans Modrow (1928) SED/PDS |
17.11.1989-12.04.1990 |
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Lothar de Maizière (1940) CDU |
12.04.1990-03.10.1990 |