Horst Sindermann
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Horst Sindermann (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔʁst ˈzɪndɐman]; 5 September 1915 – 20 April 1990) was a Communist German politician and one of the leaders of East Germany. He became Chairman of the Council of Ministers in 1973, but in 1976 he became President of the Volkskammer, the only member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany to hold the post.
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President of the Volkskammer | |||||||||||||
In office 29 October 1976 – 13 November 1989 | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Gerald Götting | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Günther Maleuda | ||||||||||||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |||||||||||||
In office 3 October 1973 – 29 October 1976 | |||||||||||||
Chairman of the State Council | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Willi Stoph | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Willi Stoph | ||||||||||||
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |||||||||||||
In office 14 May 1971 – 3 October 1973 | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Günter Mittag | ||||||||||||
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Halle | |||||||||||||
In office 21 January 1963 – 19 June 1971 | |||||||||||||
Second Secretary |
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Preceded by | Bernard Koenen | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Werner Felfe | ||||||||||||
Head of the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee | |||||||||||||
In office 7 April 1954 – 21 January 1963 | |||||||||||||
Secretary | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Peter Pries | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rudolf Singer (Agitation) Kurt Tiedke (Propaganda) | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1915-09-05)5 September 1915 Dresden, Free State of Saxony, German Empire (now Germany) | ||||||||||||
Died | 20 April 1990(1990-04-20) (aged 74) East Berlin, East Germany | ||||||||||||
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1990) | ||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1945–1946) | ||||||||||||
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