Amt für Nationale Sicherheit
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The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amt für Nationale Sicherheit canonical | 1 |
| Auflösung der Staatssicherheit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Amt für Nationale Sicherheit Context triple: [East German Stasi, followedBy, Amt für Nationale Sicherheit]
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A.
The National Security Constitution
The National Security Constitution is a seminal legal work by Harold Hongju Koh that analyzes the balance of powers and constitutional constraints on U.S. national security policymaking.
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B.
The Common Defense
The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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C.
National Security Strategy of the United States
The National Security Strategy of the United States is a key policy document that outlines the country’s overarching national security priorities, objectives, and approaches to protecting its interests at home and abroad.
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D.
Act of Security
The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
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E.
Protecting the People, Securing the State
"Protecting the People, Securing the State" is the official motto of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, emphasizing its dual mission of safeguarding citizens and defending national sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amt für Nationale Sicherheit Target entity description: The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
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A.
The National Security Constitution
The National Security Constitution is a seminal legal work by Harold Hongju Koh that analyzes the balance of powers and constitutional constraints on U.S. national security policymaking.
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B.
The Common Defense
The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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C.
National Security Strategy of the United States
The National Security Strategy of the United States is a key policy document that outlines the country’s overarching national security priorities, objectives, and approaches to protecting its interests at home and abroad.
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D.
Act of Security
The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
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E.
Protecting the People, Securing the State
"Protecting the People, Securing the State" is the official motto of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, emphasizing its dual mission of safeguarding citizens and defending national sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government security agency
ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | short-lived successor to the Stasi ⓘ |
| country |
German Democratic Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
East Germany
|
| createdDuring |
Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Peaceful Revolution
Wende in East Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1990
ⓘ
early 1990 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Auflösung der Staatssicherheit
ⓘ
linked to:
Amt für Nationale Sicherheit
|
| hasRole |
domestic intelligence
ⓘ
foreign intelligence ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| headquarters | Berlin ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of the socialist regime in East Germany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
German Democratic Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
East Germany
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Berlin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempted reform of East German state security apparatus
ⓘ
very short existence ⓘ |
| operatedIn | East Germany ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
East German civil rights movement
ⓘ
linked to:
East German opposition groups
citizens’ committees in East Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
government of the German Democratic Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Ministers of the GDR
|
| publicPerception | continuation of the Stasi under a new name ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
peaceful revolution in East Germany
ⓘ
political upheaval of 1989–1990 in East Germany ⓘ |
| reorganizedFrom |
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
ⓘ
Stasi ⓘ
linked to:
East German Stasi
|
| replaced |
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry for State Security
Stasi ⓘ
linked to:
East German Stasi
|
| shortName | AfNS ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Council of Ministers of the GDR ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolition | dissolution without direct successor agency in unified Germany ⓘ |
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Subject: Amt für Nationale Sicherheit Description of subject: The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
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