Constitution of the German Democratic Republic

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The Constitution of the German Democratic Republic was the fundamental law that defined the socialist political system, state structure, and citizens’ rights and duties in East Germany from 1949 until reunification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
appliesToTerritory East Germany
containsPrinciple collective leadership
democratic centralism
socialist legality
country East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
definesCapital East Berlin
definesCitizenship citizenship of the German Democratic Republic
definesEconomicSystem socialist planned economy
definesExecutiveBody Council of Ministers of the GDR
surface form: Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
definesHeadOfState Council of State of the GDR
surface form: Council of State of the German Democratic Republic

President of the German Democratic Republic
definesLegislature People's Chamber
Volkskammer
definesPoliticalSystem socialist political system
definesRulingPartyRole Socialist Unity Party of Germany
definesStateName East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
definesStateStructure centralized state
unitary state
endTime 1990-10-03
governsFormOfState socialist state
guaranteesRight equality of men and women
right to education
right to rest and leisure
right to social security
right to work
historicalPeriod Cold War
ideologicalFoundation Marxism–Leninism
proletarian internationalism
imposesDuty duty to defend the socialist state
duty to observe socialist legality
duty to work
language German
legalForm written constitution
legalStatus abolished
regulates Nationale Volksarmee
surface form: armed forces of the German Democratic Republic

Ministry of Justice of the German Democratic Republic
surface form: judiciary of the German Democratic Republic

local people's representations
public prosecution system
state organs of the German Democratic Republic
repealDate 1990-10-03
repealedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
replacedBy constitutional order of reunified Germany
shortName Constitution of the German Democratic Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: East German Constitution

Constitution of the German Democratic Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: GDR Constitution
startTime 1949-10-07
subjectOf constitutional amendments in the German Democratic Republic

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Subject: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
Description of subject: The Constitution of the German Democratic Republic was the fundamental law that defined the socialist political system, state structure, and citizens’ rights and duties in East Germany from 1949 until reunification.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nationale Volksarmee legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
DDR VerfassungInkraft Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
this entity surface form: Verfassung der DDR von 1949
Volkskammer legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
President of the German Democratic Republic constitutionalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
this entity surface form: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic of 1949
Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
this entity surface form: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949)
Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
this entity surface form: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1968)
Council of Ministers of the GDR legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
Nationalen Verteidigungsrat der DDR legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
subject surface form: Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR
this entity surface form: Verfassung der DDR von 1968
Nationalen Verteidigungsrat der DDR legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
subject surface form: Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR
this entity surface form: Verfassung der DDR von 1974
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic shortName Constitution of the German Democratic Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GDR Constitution
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic shortName Constitution of the German Democratic Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: East German Constitution