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Willi Stoph (1914–1999) was a German politician and resistance fighter who served as Chairman of the State Council and held the leadership of East Germany. Born in Schöneberg, he was a citizen of the German Democratic Republic and a member of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Stoph participated in World War II and served in the Wehrmacht and the National People's Army, achieving the rank of army general. He worked in Frankfurt (Oder) and was buried in Wildau.
Stoph received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, Order of Karl Marx, Banner of Labor, and Scharnhorst Order. His political writings include works on the ninth party congress of the SED, the five-year plan for the development of the national economy of the GDR from 1981 to 1985, and relations between the two German states. He was an atheist and spoke German.
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Film & TV
Berlin, Germany
Known for
- Karl Marx und seine Erben — Self (archive footage)2018
- Palast der Republik – Haus des Volkes1976
- Maiparade 1956 — Self1956
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Key facts
- First deputy
- Werner Krolikowski Alfred Neumann Günther Kleiber
- Preceded by
- Horst Sindermann
- Succeeded by
- Hans Modrow
- First secretary
- Walter Ulbricht
- Chairman
- Otto Grotewohl
- Chairman of the council of ministers
- Otto Grotewohl
- Minister president
- Otto Grotewohl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Schöneberg
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- atheism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Wehrmacht
- Military rank
- army general (East Germany)
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0430-0305A, Willi Stoph.jpg
- Work location
- Frankfurt (Oder)
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Encyclopedic overview
Personal details BornWilhelm Stoph (1914-07-09)9 July 1914 Schöneberg, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Germany)
Died13 April 1999(1999-04-13) (aged 84) Berlin, Germany
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