Socialist Unity Party of Germany

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The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the Marxist–Leninist ruling party that controlled the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from its founding until the end of communist rule in 1989.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist–Leninist party ⓘ
communist party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
ruling party ⓘ
alliedWith Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ
controlled National Front of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
armed forces of the GDR ⓘ
economy of the GDR ⓘ
mass organizations in the GDR ⓘ
media in the GDR ⓘ
security services of the GDR ⓘ
state apparatus of the GDR ⓘ
country German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
dissolutionCause Peaceful Revolution in East Germany ⓘ
linked to: Revolutions of 1989

collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe ⓘ
dissolved 1990-02-14 ⓘ
endTimeAsRulingParty 1989 ⓘ
followedPolicy Soviet model of socialism ⓘ
foundedBy Communist Party of Germany ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany (Eastern zone) ⓘ
hadLeadingRoleInConstitution German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
headquartersLocation Berlin ⓘ
East Berlin ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
communism ⓘ
democratic centralism ⓘ
inception 1946-04-21 ⓘ
internationalAffiliation Cominform (historically aligned) ⓘ
linked to: Cominform
introducedPolicy Berlin Wall construction support ⓘ
collectivization of agriculture in the GDR ⓘ
nationalization of industry in the GDR ⓘ
planned economy in the GDR ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
legalStatus state party ⓘ
membershipPeak over 2 million members ⓘ
mergerOf Communist Party of Germany ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany (Eastern zone) ⓘ
nativeLabel Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands ⓘ
notableLeader Egon Krenz ⓘ
Erich Honecker ⓘ
Otto Grotewohl ⓘ
Walter Ulbricht ⓘ
Wilhelm Pieck ⓘ
operatedIn German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany

Soviet occupation zone in Germany ⓘ
parentOrganization none (dominant party in a one-party system de facto) ⓘ
partyColor red ⓘ
partyNewspaper Neues Deutschland ⓘ
politicalPosition far-left ⓘ
reformedAs Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) ⓘ
shortName SED ⓘ
startTimeAsRulingParty 1949 ⓘ
subOrganization Democratic Women’s League of Germany ⓘ
FDGB (Free German Trade Union Federation) ⓘ
Free German Youth ⓘ
Society for German–Soviet Friendship ⓘ
successor Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) ⓘ
symbol hammer and compass emblem with wreath of rye (GDR state emblem used by party) ⓘ
wasRulingPartyOf German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
youthWing Free German Youth ⓘ

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Eastern Bloc regimes → dominantParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Socialist Unity Party of Germany → nativeLabel → Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
East Germany → dominantParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
East Berlin → governingParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Hans Modrow → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Günter Schabowski → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Communist Party of Germany → mergedInto → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Communist Party of Germany → successor → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery → usedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
SED → fullName → Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
SED → fullNameInEnglish → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Free German Youth → politicalAlignment → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Free German Youth → youthWingOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Free German Youth → foundedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Free German Youth → controlledBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
FDGB → politicalAlignment → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
FDGB → controlledBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Society for German–Soviet Friendship → foundedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Society for German–Soviet Friendship → affiliatedWith → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Walter Ulbricht → politicalParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Walter Ulbricht → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Erich Honecker → politicalParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Erich Honecker → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
East German National People's Army → controlledBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Wilhelm Pieck → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Neues Deutschland → associatedWith → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Otto Grotewohl → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Egon Krenz → memberOf → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Egon Krenz → politicalParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) → precededBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
National Front of the German Democratic Republic → foundedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
National Front of the German Democratic Republic → dominantParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
National Front of the German Democratic Republic → controlledBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Democratic Women’s League of Germany → politicalAlignment → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Democratic Women’s League of Germany → foundedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Democratic Women’s League of Germany → closelyAlignedWith → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Democratic Women’s League of Germany → subordinateTo → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
East German Stasi → politicalAlignment → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Nationale Volksarmee → politicallyControlledBy → Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Bezirk Neubrandenburg (1952–1990) → governingParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Bezirk Potsdam → governedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Merseburg, East Germany → governedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Magistrate of East Berlin → subordinateTo → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
DDR → führendePartei → Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Volkskammer → deFactoControl → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Volkskammer → dominantParty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
Bezirk Berlin → governedBy → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
East German border guards → loyalty → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
East German opposition groups → opposed → Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ