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Manfred Gerlach
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Max Suhrbier
- Succeeded by
- Rainer Ortleb
- Born
- ( 1928-05-08 ) 8 May 1928, Leipzig , Saxony , Germany
- Died
- 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17) (aged 83), Berlin , Germany
- Party
- Independent
- Other political affiliations
- Free Democratic Party (1990–1993) , Association of Free Democrats (1990) , Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (1945–1990)
- Occupation
- Politician Party Functionary Civil Servant Academic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Manfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Position held
- Chairman of the State Council
- Political party
- Free Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Order of Friendship
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0617-034, Prof. Dr. Manfred Gerlach.jpg
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- Commons category
- Manfred Gerlach
- date of birth
- 1928-05-08
- date of death
- 2011-10-17
- name in native language
- Manfred Gerlach
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Manfred Gerlach (8 May 1928 – 17 October 2011) was a German jurist and politician, and the longtime leader of the East German Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Chairman of the Council of State and was thus head of state of East Germany from 6 December 1989 to 5 April 1990.
Early life
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