Socialist Unity Party of Germany

Summary

Socialist Unity Party of Germany is a political party^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,056 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Socialist Unity Party of Germany was a member of Cominform^[3].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany is in the country of German Democratic Republic^[4].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's instance of is recorded as political party^[5].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany followed Social Democratic Party of Germany^[6].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany followed Communist Party of Germany^[7].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's headquarters location is recorded as Former Reichsbank building^[8].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's Commons category is recorded as Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands^[9].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Wilhelm Pieck^[10].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Otto Grotewohl^[11].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Gregor Gysi^[12].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Walter Ulbricht^[13].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Erich Honecker^[14].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's chairperson is recorded as Egon Krenz^[15].
• April 22, 1946 marks the founding of Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[16].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany was dissolved in December 16, 1989^[17].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's location of formation is recorded as Admiralspalast^[18].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[19].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's political ideology is recorded as Marxism–Leninism^[20].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's political ideology is recorded as communism^[21].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3^[22].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte^[23].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's replaced by is recorded as Party of Democratic Socialism^[24].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's political alignment is recorded as far-left politics^[25].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's has immediate cause is recorded as Merger of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[26].
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands'}^[27].

Body

Founding

April 22, 1946 marks the founding of Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Admiralspalast^[18].

Identity

Predecessors include Social Democratic Party of Germany^[6] and Communist Party of Germany^[7]. Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'СЕПГ'}^[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'SED'}^[29], and {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'SED'}^[30].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Wilhelm Pieck^[10], a politician^[31], 1876–1960^[32], of German Democratic Republic^[33], awarded the Order of Karl Marx^[34]; Otto Grotewohl^[11], a politician^[35], 1894–1964^[36], of German Democratic Republic^[37], awarded the Order of Lenin^[38]; Gregor Gysi^[12], a politician^[39], b. 1948^[40], of Germany^[41], awarded the Orden wider den tierischen Ernst^[42]; Walter Ulbricht^[13], a politician^[43], 1893–1973^[44], of German Democratic Republic^[45], awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union^[46]; Erich Honecker^[14], a politician^[47], 1912–1994^[48], of Territory of the Saar Basin^[49], awarded the Order of José Martí^[50]; and Egon Krenz^[15], a politician^[51], b. 1937^[52], of Germany^[53], awarded the Order of Karl Marx^[54].

Operations

Socialist Unity Party of Germany's headquarters location is recorded as Former Reichsbank building^[8].

Dissolution

Socialist Unity Party of Germany was dissolved in December 16, 1989^[17].

Why It Matters

Socialist Unity Party of Germany ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,056 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]