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Walter Ulbricht (30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. He played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later (spending the years of Nazi rule in exile in the Soviet Union) in the early development and establishment of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic). He was first secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and as such the actual leader of East Germany from 1950 to 1971.

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active years end date
1971-05-03, 1973-08-01
active years start date
1950-07-25, 1960-09-12
birth date
1893-06-30
birth place
German Empire, Leipzig, Saxony, Kingdom of Saxony
death date
1973-08-01
death place
East Berlin, East Germany, Templin
LCCN Id
n/80/36630
nationality
Germans
order in office
Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic, General Secretary of theCentral Committee of theSocialist Unity Party of Germany
party
Social Democratic Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany, Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
profession
Politician
religion
Atheism
spouse
Lotte Ulbricht
successor
Willi Stoph, Erich Honecker

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