Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
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The Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) was a bloc party in the German Democratic Republic that formally espoused Christian-democratic values while operating under the dominance and control of the ruling Socialist Unity Party.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bloc party
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political party ⓘ |
| alignedWith | GDR foreign policy (Warsaw Pact alignment) ⓘ |
| claimedToRepresent | Christian interests in the GDR ⓘ |
| color |
blue
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orange ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Socialist Unity Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
East Germany
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surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| deFactoOrientation | pro-socialist ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1990 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Christian Democratic Union (West Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1945 ⓘ |
| governedBy | party leadership closely aligned with SED ⓘ |
| hadMembershipBase | Christians and middle-class citizens in GDR ⓘ |
| hadRepresentation | local and regional assemblies in GDR ⓘ |
| hadYouthWing | Junge Gemeinde-aligned structures (informal/limited) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology | Christian democracy ⓘ |
| keyEvent | first free Volkskammer election 1990 ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| laterSupportedPolicy | German reunification (1989–1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | mass organization within GDR political system ⓘ |
| legalStatusInGDR | bloc party under SED dominance ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Front of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Christian Democratic Union of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialReligionPolicy | supported coexistence of socialism and Christianity (officially) ⓘ |
| operatedIn | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
National Front electoral lists
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Soviet influence in Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Round Table talks in East Germany (1989–1990)
NERFINISHED
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Volkskammer elections ⓘ |
| partOf | GDR one-party-dominated system ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right (nominally) ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | state-socialist one-party-dominated regime ⓘ |
| postMergerStatus | regional organization within all-German CDU ⓘ |
| predecessor | Christian Democratic Union (in the Soviet occupation zone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | Volkskammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultIn1990Election | became major non-SED successor force in Volkskammer ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | junior partner in GDR coalition governments ⓘ |
| shortName | CDU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfter1989 | reform-oriented and pro-reunification ⓘ |
| statusBefore1989 | non-oppositional ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Socialist Unity Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | GDR socialist state (until 1989) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany)
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cooperatedWith
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Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
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