East Germany

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East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a socialist state in Central Europe that existed from 1949 to 1990 under Soviet influence, occupying the eastern part of present-day Germany with East Berlin as its capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
sovereign state
abbreviation DDR
alliance Warsaw Pact
borderedBy Baltic Sea
Czechoslovakia
Poland
West Germany
capital East Berlin
surface form: Berlin (East Berlin as de facto capital)

East Berlin
continent Europe
country Germany
currency East German mark
dissolutionCause German reunification
dominantParty Socialist Unity Party of Germany
endDate 1990-10-03
foundedAfter Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany
fullName East Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deutsche Demokratische Republik
governmentType Marxist–Leninist one-party state
hadBorderFortifications Berlin Wall
inner German border
surface form: Inner German border
hadNationalAnthem Auferstanden aus Ruinen
hadPlannedEconomy true
hadSecurityService East German Stasi
surface form: Stasi
hadSubdivision Bezirk Berlin
Bezirk Dresden
Bezirk Erfurt
Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
Bezirk Halle
Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
Bezirk Leipzig
Bezirk Magdeburg
Bezirk Neubrandenburg
Bezirk Potsdam
Bezirk Rostock
Bezirk Schwerin
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers
headOfStateTitle Chairman of the State Council
ideology socialism
influencedBy Soviet Union
ISO3166-1Alpha2 DD
legislature Volkskammer
locatedIn Central Europe
memberOf Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
Warsaw Pact
mergedInto Germany
nativeName East Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deutsche Demokratische Republik
occupiedBy Soviet Union
officialLanguage German
officialName East Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: German Democratic Republic
partOf Eastern Bloc
politicalSystem one-party socialist state
precededBy East Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Soviet occupation zone in Germany
reunificationDate 1990-10-03
reunifiedWith West Germany
shortName East Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: GDR
startDate 1949-10-07
stateIdeology Marxism–Leninism
succeededBy Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
UNMembershipDate 1973-09-18
UNMemberState true

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East German mark category East Germany
this entity surface form: Economy of East Germany
East German mark introducedInContext East Germany
this entity surface form: Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Nationale Volksarmee Landstreitkräfte country East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Vorbunker postWarControlBy East Germany
German Federal Archives archivesPeriod East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Eastern Bloc countryMember East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Eastern Bloc includedTerritory East Germany
Einigungsvertrag vertragspartei East Germany
this entity surface form: Deutsche Demokratische Republik
Kristin Otto countryOfCitizenship East Germany
Kristin Otto countryOfBirth East Germany
Kristin Otto competedFor East Germany
this entity surface form: East Germany national swimming team
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) locatedIn East Germany
SED country East Germany
SED country East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
SED governed East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
SED headquartersCountry East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Free German Youth country East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Free German Youth operatedIn East Germany
Free German Youth operatedIn East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
FDGB (Free German Trade Union Federation) country East Germany
subject surface form: FDGB
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Society for German–Soviet Friendship country East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Society for German–Soviet Friendship operatedIn East Germany
this entity surface form: Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Society for German–Soviet Friendship regionServed East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Walter Ulbricht countryOfDeath East Germany
Walter Ulbricht citizenship East Germany
Walter Ulbricht countryGoverned East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Walter Ulbricht deFactoLeaderOf East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Erich Honecker countryOfCitizenship East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Erich Honecker headOfGovernment East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Erich Honecker headOfStateOf East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
East German National People's Army (logistical support) country East Germany
subject surface form: East German National People's Army
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
East German National People's Army (logistical support) foundedBy East Germany
subject surface form: East German National People's Army
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Wilhelm Pieck countryOfCitizenship East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Wilhelm Pieck placeOfDeath East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Neues Deutschland associatedWith East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) signedBy East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) countrySignatory East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Otto Grotewohl countryOfCitizenship East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Otto Grotewohl placeOfDeath East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Otto Grotewohl headOfGovernmentOf East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Egon Krenz countryOfCitizenship East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Egon Krenz headOfGovernmentOf East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Egon Krenz wasLastLeaderOf East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) countrySignatory East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
National Front of the German Democratic Republic country East Germany
this entity surface form: German Democratic Republic
National Front of the German Democratic Republic countryGovernment East Germany
this entity surface form: government of the German Democratic Republic