Wolfgang Vogel
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Wolfgang Vogel was a prominent East German lawyer best known for brokering high-profile prisoner exchanges and political deals between East and West Germany during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East German lawyer
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human ⓘ |
| activityPeriod |
Cold War period
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second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
humanitarian aspects of East–West relations
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relations between East Germany and West Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
East Germany
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| employer | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
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political negotiations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| legalSystem | socialist legal system of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| name | Wolfgang Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War diplomacy between the two German states
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brokering prisoner exchanges between East and West Germany ⓘ negotiating political deals between East and West Germany ⓘ |
| notableRole |
intermediary between East German authorities and West German government
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intermediary between East German authorities and Western intelligence services ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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negotiator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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humanitarian family reunification deals ⓘ intra-German prisoner exchanges ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Berlin Wall era
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division of Germany ⓘ |
| reputation |
key back-channel negotiator between East and West Germany
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prominent East German lawyer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
East Berlin
NERFINISHED
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West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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