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Walter Ulbricht

German communist politician and dictator (1893–1973)

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Walter Ulbricht was a German communist politician who led East Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1973, overseeing the construction of the Berlin Wall and establishing a rigid authoritarian state. His rule matters historically because it shaped Cold War politics and demonstrated how communist governments maintained control through surveillance and repression during the division of Germany.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 30 June 1893
Died: 1 August 1973
Works: 165

Top works

Fragen der politischen Ökonomie in der deutschen demokratischen Republik
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Die nationale Mission der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik und der Friedenskräfte Westdeutschlands
Deutschlandplan des Volkes - Weg zur Rettung der deutschen Nation
Festigen wir die Einheit der internationalen kommunistischen und Arbeiterbewegung

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Acting · Leipzig, Germany

Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later (after spending the years of Nazi rule in exile in France and the Soviet Union) in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic in East Germany. As the First Secretary…

Known for

Stasi: A State Against Its People — Self (archive footage)2021
State Funeral — Self (archive footage)2019
Die Sekretäre — Self (archive footage)1999
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953 — Self1990
Manöver Waffenbrüderschaft — Self (uncredited)1970
Schutzwall — Self1965
Talking with Germans1965
Der Schlag hat gesessen! — Self1961
A Celebration of Our Youth — Self1955
Baumeister des Sozialismus Walter Ulbricht — Self1953

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: East Germany
Active from: 1893
Active to: 1973

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 41
Total plays: 137

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields
· 1983 · cited 31,447x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,753x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,936x
The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,438x
A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity
· 1943 · cited 13,208x

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Quotes

“Es muss demokratisch aussehen, aber wir müssen alles in der Hand haben.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities 1952–1953KPD Working Office 1952–1953West Department 1950–1966International Relations 1949–1957Church Affairs 1949–1956Cadre Affairs 1946–1958State and Legal Affairs 1946–1956Security Affairs 1946–1950Economic Policy

Personal details BornWalter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (1893-06-30)30 June 1893 Leipzig, Germany

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