Constitution of the German Democratic Republic

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constitution fundamental law

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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic canonical	4
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1968)	4
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1949)	2
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1960 amendment)	2
Verfassung der DDR von 1949	2
Verfassung der DDR von 1968	2
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (1974)	1
Constitution of the German Democratic Republic of 1949	1
East German Constitution	1
GDR Constitution	1
Verfassung der DDR	1
Verfassung der DDR in der Fassung von 1974	1
Verfassung der DDR von 1974	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3914575 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
Context triple: [Nationale Volksarmee, legalBasis, Constitution of the German Democratic Republic]

A. Berlin Constitution (West)
The Berlin Constitution (West) was the fundamental legal charter that structured the government and political order of West Berlin during the period of Germany’s division.
B. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
C. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
D. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
E. Weimar Constitution
The Weimar Constitution was the democratic constitution that governed Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, establishing a federal parliamentary system that ultimately proved vulnerable to authoritarian takeover.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
Target entity description: 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.

A. Berlin Constitution (West)
The Berlin Constitution (West) was the fundamental legal charter that structured the government and political order of West Berlin during the period of Germany’s division.
B. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
C. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
D. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
E. Weimar Constitution
The Weimar Constitution was the democratic constitution that governed Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, establishing a federal parliamentary system that ultimately proved vulnerable to authoritarian takeover.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	East Germany ⓘ
containsPrinciple	collective leadership ⓘ democratic centralism ⓘ socialist legality ⓘ
country	German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: East Germany
definesCapital	East Berlin ⓘ
definesCitizenship	citizenship of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
definesEconomicSystem	socialist planned economy ⓘ
definesExecutiveBody	Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: Council of Ministers of the GDR
definesHeadOfState	Council of State of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: Council of State of the GDR President of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
definesLegislature	People's Chamber ⓘ Volkskammer ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystem	socialist political system ⓘ
definesRulingPartyRole	Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
definesStateName	German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: East Germany
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	armed forces of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: Nationale Volksarmee judiciary of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice 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	East German Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic GDR Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the German Democratic Republic
startTime	1949-10-07 ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional amendments in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ

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