GDR Union of Journalists

former professional association of journalists in East Germany
Organization labor_union Q1287376
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GDR Union of Journalists

Summary

GDR Union of Journalists is a labor union[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (labor_union category, ranking #89 of 704).[2]

Key Facts

  • GDR Union of Journalists was a member of National Front[3].
  • GDR Union of Journalists is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's instance of is recorded as labor union[5].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's logo image is recorded as Emblem Verband der Journalisten der DDR.jpg[6].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's headquarters location is recorded as Admiralspalast[7].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154198954[8].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83237788[9].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's part of is recorded as Free German Trade Union Federation[10].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's Commons category is recorded as Verband der Journalisten der DDR[11].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Fritz Apelt[12].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Karl Bittel[13].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Rudi Wetzel[14].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Deba Wieland[15].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Georg Krausz[16].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Harri Czepuck[17].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's chairperson is recorded as Eberhard Heinrich[18].
  • +1945-10-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GDR Union of Journalists[19].
  • GDR Union of Journalists was dissolved in +1990-09-30T00:00:00Z[20].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0y7tjd9[21].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's official name is recorded as Verband der Journalisten der DDR[22].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's official name is recorded as Verband der Deutschen Presse[23].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's official name is recorded as Verband Deutscher Journalisten[24].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's member count is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8500'}[25].
  • GDR Union of Journalists's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/b5d15d17-0533-4c6b-8e80-9124e4fed4d7[26].

Body

Founding

+1945-10-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GDR Union of Journalists[19].

Identity

Official names include Verband der Journalisten der DDR[22], Verband der Deutschen Presse[23], and Verband Deutscher Journalisten[24]. GDR Union of Journalists's part of is recorded as Free German Trade Union Federation[10].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Fritz Apelt[12], a politician[27], 1893–1972[28], of German Democratic Republic[29], awarded the Banner of Labor[30]; Karl Bittel[13], a politician[31], 1892–1969[32], of Germany[33], awarded the Order of Karl Marx[34]; Rudi Wetzel[14], a politician[35], 1909–1992[36], of Germany[37]; Deba Wieland[15], a journalist[38], 1916–1992[39], of Germany[40], awarded the Order of Karl Marx[41]; Georg Krausz[16], a politician[42], 1894–1973[43], of Austria[44], awarded the Order of Karl Marx[45]; and Harri Czepuck[17], a journalist[46], 1927–2015[47], of Germany[48], awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[49].

Operations

GDR Union of Journalists's headquarters location is recorded as Admiralspalast[7].

Dissolution

GDR Union of Journalists was dissolved in +1990-09-30T00:00:00Z[20].

Why It Matters

GDR Union of Journalists draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (labor_union category, ranking #89 of 704).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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