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	GERMANY, EAST, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Schooling in the GDR was compulsory and free for children between the ages of 6 and 16.
		From 1968 through 1989 the GDR was governed under a constitution that defined the country as a sovereign Socialist state in which all political power was exercised by the working people.
		By July the economy of the GDR had merged with that of West Germany, and on Oct. 3, 1990, the GDR ceased to exist and East Germany became part of a reunited country.
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	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The GDR was a member of the Warsaw Pact and a close ally of the Soviet Union.
		The Länder (states) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen, and the eastern sector of Greater Berlin fell in the Soviet Sector of Germany, or SBZ.
		Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1964-73 1976-89; Chairman of the Council of State 1973-76
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=East_Germany (4545 words)

	The Last Days of East Germany: German History
		In the minds of the GDR's old-guard communists, the long-awaited international political recognition was seen as a favorable omen that seemed to coincide symbolically with the fortieth anniversary of the East German state.
		Although the GDR leadership tried to deny the reality of these developments, for most East Germans the reforms of Soviet leader Gorbachev were symbols of a new era that would inevitably also reach the GDR.
		In Berlin, on October 7, the GDR leadership celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the foundation of the East German state.
	www.germanculture.com.ua /library/history/bl_end_of_gdr.htm (469 words)

	EAST GERMANY BOOKS SOURCE, FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
		In the first and last free elections of the GDR on March_18, 1990, the leading communist party SED lost the majority, which was guaranteed in the previous elections, in the Volkskammer (the parliament of the GDR).
		The ''LÃ¤nder'' (states) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, ThÃ¼ringen, and the eastern sector of Greater Berlin fell in the Soviet Sector of Germany, or SBZ.
		Willi_Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1964-73, 1976-89; Chairman of the Council of State, 1973-76
	www.lilbooks.com /East_Germany (4848 words)

	Germany Timeline
		GDR deletes all references to the German nation from its constitution.
		Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, made an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany.
		The GDR accedes to the Federal Republic of Germany.
	www.angelfire.com /in4/germanyca/tmline.htm (1717 words)

	History of Germany, The Social Democratic-Free Democratic Coalition
		Although the GDR had finally achieved its goal of international recognition with the signing of the Basic Treaty in December 1972, renewed concerns about the stability and identity of the GDR as a second German state drove the SED Politburo toward a policy of reaffirming the socialist nature of the state.
		The severe shortage of Western currency in the GDR, one of the key concerns of the SED leadership, was alleviated by agreements with the FRG that tripled the bulk contributions to the East German postal administration by the FRG.
		For the first time, GDR rulers realized that they were losing control: the demonstrations were too massive to be quelled by intimidation or even mass arrests; and shooting at the demonstrators was out of the question because of the sheer size of the crowds and the absence of Soviet support for draconian measures.
	www.msu.edu /~koesselb/Germany7.htm (7150 words)

	History of Germany
		Although the GDR had finally achieved its goal of international recognition with the signing of the Basic Treaty in December 1972, renewed concerns about the stability and identity of the GDR as a second German state drove the SED Politburo toward a policy of reaffirming the socialist nature of the state.
		The severe shortage of Western currency in the GDR, one of the key concerns of the SED leadership, was alleviated by agreements with the FRG that tripled the bulk contributions to the East German postal administration by the FRG.
		For the first time, GDR rulers realized that they were losing control: the demonstrations were too massive to be quelled by intimidation or even mass arrests; and shooting at the demonstrators was out of the question because of the sheer size of the crowds and the absence of Soviet support for draconian measures.
	home.carolina.rr.com /wormold/germany/7.htm (7142 words)

	Germany West Germany and the Community of Nations - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, ...
		A new People's Council, elected during the Third People's Congress, was convened for the first time on October 7, 1949, and the constitution of the GDR went into effect the same day.
		According to the constitution, both the Council of State (Staatsrat) and the Council of Ministers (Ministerrat) were elected by and responsible to the Volkskammer.
		In March 1946, Adenauer became chairman of the CDU in the British occupation zone and, after having shown extraordinary leadership in the deliberations on the Basic Law, became the first chancellor of the newly formed state (see table 3, Appendix).
	workmall.com /wfb2001/germany/germany_history_west_germany_and_the_community_of_nations.html (1493 words)

	Erich Honecker Summary
		Chairman of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic
		Under Honecker's rule, the GDR adopted a program of "consumer socialism," which resulted in a marked improvement in living standards—already the highest among the Eastern bloc countries.
		After the GDR was dissolved in October 1990, Honecker remained in a Soviet military hospital near Berlin before later fleeing with Margot Honecker to Moscow, trying to avoid prosecution over Cold War crimes by the unified German government, specifically involving the deaths of 192 East Germans who tried to escape from East Germany.
	www.bookrags.com /Erich_Honecker (2099 words)

	GDR Souvenirs - Official Gifts from Abroad
		From the outset, the GDR was on the defensive.
		To the GDR's Party and state leadership, this visit was the crown and confirmation of their persistent efforts to have the existence of two separate, sovereign German states recognised once and for all.
		Given the speed and the thoroughness with which the GDR was removed from the map, and the immensity of the changes in the political landscape between 1989 and 1991, it would be easy to overlook the fact that not only did new states come into being in Europe but one old one also disappeared.
	www.dhm.de /ausstellungen/souvenirs/3e.htm (3897 words)

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		The GDR is a communist dictatorship, lead by the Communist Party of Germany, later renamed Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
		In 661 Hejaz is as dominant Arab state succeeded by the Caliphate of Damascus and since 1517 it is part of the Ottoman Empire.
		The state is renamed Republic of South Vietnam under president Hùynh Tât Phát and it unites with the DPR of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976, of which it is nowadays still a part.
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	East Germany 1949-1990
		After republics were formed in east and west Germany and the use of their fl-red-gold flags was authorized, this flag was used less and less and it was finally abandoned in 1952.
		On 26 Sep 1955 the flag, which was identical to the flag of the German Federal Republic, was reaffirmed (Law on State Coat of Arms and State flag).
		Like the 1959 State Flag, except the arms are 1/3 the height of the flag and set near the upper hoist, overlapping the fl and red stripes equally.
	flagspot.net /flags/de-ddr.html (1551 words)

	German Democratic Republic - Encyclopedia.com
		In 1956 the National People's Army was formed; this organization was instrumental in sealing the GDR's borders in August 1961 (including erecting the BERLIN WALL) to prevent large-scale emigration to West Germany.
		Walter Ulbricht (1893–1973) was General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party (1946–71) and Chairman of the Council of State (1960–71).
		Although economic recovery from World War II was slower than in the west, East Germany, under Erich HONECKER (Chairman of the Council of State, 1976–89), succeeded in establishing a stronger industrial base than most of its fellow members of COMECON.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O48-GermanDemocraticRepublic.html (942 words)

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		Erich Honecker spoke of the efforts of GDR communists and working people to continue to put successfully into practice the policy decided on by the 10th SED Congress for safeguarding peace and for the well-being of the people.
		The GDR will continue to be a firm pillar of peace and socialism in Europe, thus fulfilling its internationalist responsibility in the aggravated world situation.
		Faced with the peace-threatening policy of the United States in Central America, Cuba is making every effort to assist in achieving a political solution to the disputes in the interests of the people of the region and of world peace.
	www1.lanic.utexas.edu /la/cb/cuba/castro/1984/19840213 (292 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		Presently, France is at the forefront of European states seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European defense and security apparatus.
		One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983.
		The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For the authorities the existence of another German state in the West was of course a constant irritant.
		In the United States President Nixon and his national security adviser, Dr. Henry Kissinger, coined the slogan that the two powers were moving from an era of confrontation to one of negotiation.
		The Chinese accused the Soviet Union of being prepared to sacrifice the GDR for the sake of an accommodation with the West.
	mars.acnet.wnec.edu /~grempel/courses/germany/lectures/44ulbricht.html (3075 words)

	East German Civil Rights Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The GDR Government was careful after that not to antagonize the industrial workers by any onslaught on their wages or working conditions.
		The dissident movements of the 1970s and 80s, whose criticism focused on the retrograde GDR environmental policy, its military and foreign policies, the militarization of public education, and generally on curbing civil and human rights incompatible with the government's official pronouncements, consisted largely of middle-class intellectuals.
		Under constant surveillance by state security officers, confined to his house near Berlin and deprived of the right to travel, he was nevertheless able to retain contact with his friends in the GDR, with the West German media and with his West German publishers.
	www.wpunj.edu /~newpol/issue23/behren23.htm (5156 words)

	Opening of the Berlin Wall and Unification: German History
		The SED Politburo resigned on December 3, and Krenz stepped down as chairman of the Council of State on December 6.
		Once the first prerequisite for future unification had been established, namely, the willingness of Gorbachev to consider negotiations on unification in light of the dramatic events of the fall of 1989, the consent of the other victorious powers had to be secured.
		When the historic constellation allowing unification appeared, swift and decisive action on the part of Chancellor Kohl and the unwavering, strong support given by the United States government for the early completion of the unification process were key elements in surmounting the last hurdles during the final phase of the Two-Plus-Four Talks.
	www.germanculture.com.ua /library/bl_wall_collapse_unification.htm (1105 words)

	William F. Buckley Jr. on Berlin Wall on National Review Online
		On the 13th, the GDR released the hundreds of protesters who had been arrested between October 3 and 9, and Honecker told a gathering in East Berlin that his regime was prepared to discuss matters with "all citizens."
		Krenz was named his successor as secretary-general of the Central Committee, chairman of the State Council, and chairman of the National Defense Council.
		The groundwork for the Allies' establishment of the new state at the end of World War I had been laid by Tomas Masaryk, philosopher and Czechoslovakian patriot, who had traveled to Washington, D.C., and to Pittsburgh earlier that year to gain the support of President Wilson and of the principal organizations of Czech- and Slovak-Americans.
	www.nationalreview.com /buckley/buckley200405260822.asp (1838 words)

	Post-War German History (Chronology)
		GDR government and Central Committee celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the GDR, in the presence of Michail Gorbatschow (who appeals for reforms ("Those who are coming too late will be punished by life").
		Heads of state of 15 EU countries endorsed recent decision of their finance ministers to postpone the introduction of the common European currency from 1997 (as planned in Maastricht) to no later than Jan.1, 1999.
		It is estimated that the federal government and the new states will have to pay DM 315 million a year for the next 30 years to retire this debt.
	faculty.washington.edu /krumme/german/chronology.html (4085 words)

	History of Germany
		The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union agreed at Potsdam in August 1945 to treat Germany as a single economic unit with some central administrative departments in a decentralized framework.
		The United States and the United Kingdom moved to establish a nucleus for a future German government by creating a central Economic Council for their two zones.
		Though anxious to relieve serious hardships for divided families and to reduce friction, the F.R.G. under Brandt was intent on holding to its concept of "two German states in one German nation." Relations improved, however, and in September 1973, the F.R.G. and the G.D.R. were admitted to the United Nations.
	infotut.com /geography/Germany (2192 words)

	Woman Heads of State and Government
		In 1975 she declared a stated of emergency and ruled as a dictator.
		In 1976 the Chairman of the NPC died and the 21 vice-chairmen, including Song, acted as collective heads of state until 1978 when a replacement was elected.
		Acting President of the Congress and acting Deputy Head of State 1978-79.She was President of Partido Revolucionario de los Izquierda Nazional Gueiler 1979-94, Exile in France 1980-82, Ambassador in Embassy to West Germany 1982-83, and to Venezuela 1983-86 and since 1993 She was deposed by the 129
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Female_Leaders.htm (4319 words)

	BIBLIOGRAPHY
		He was Premier of the republic from 1949 to 1950 and Chairman of the Council of State from 1960 to 1973.
		However early in the morning of Sunday, august 13, 1961, the GDR began to block off East Berlin and the GDR from West Berlin by means of barbed wire and antitank obstacles.
		Inhabitants of East Berlin and the GDR were no longer allowed to enter West Berlin, amongst them, 60,000 commuters who had worked in West Berlin so far.
	www.angelfire.com /pe/riversdale/east.htm (1378 words)

	History 1945
		As early as 1957, an act was passed by the former Chairman of the Council of State, W.Ulbricht, officially prohibiting the admission of organ builders from the GDR to the special college in Ludwigsburg (West-Germany).
		After the construction of the Wall in Berlin in 1961,the GDR was completely cut off from the West.
		In the fifties the church had to pay 5 GDR Mark for one kg of tin, the new price came to 125 GDR Marks.
	www.orgelbau.de /Geschichte/hist1945.htm (731 words)

	Germany - Opening of the Berlin Wall and Unification
		The SED Politburo resigned on December 3, and Krenz stepped down as chairman of the Council of State on December 6.
		On the occasion of the first free elections in the GDR, Chancellor Kohl took the opportunity to publicly express his gratitude to the United States, which had been Germany's most reliable ally during the process of unification.
		Once the first prerequisite for future unification had been established, namely, the willingness of Gorbachev to consider negotiations on unification in light of the dramatic events of the fall of 1989, the consent of the other victorious powers had to be secured.
	countrystudies.us /germany/73.htm (1098 words)

	Chronology of Cambodian History, 1980-1984
		The Assembly also elected Council of State, with Heng Samrin as its Chairman (a post equivalent to the Head of State) and a Council of Ministers to replace the KPRC.
		Relief official of the Ecumenical Council of Churches, Jean Clavaud, was ordered to leave Cambodia by the PRK govt., citing activities affecting public security and order.
		PRK National Assembly Chairman, Chea Sim, arrived in Berlin to attend the conference on Karl Marx.
	www.geocities.com /khmerchronology/1980.htm (5549 words)

	ERICH HONECKER FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1976 he also became Chairman of the Council of State (''Staatsratsvorsitzender'').
		The record for most number of photographs of Erich Honecker in the official SED newspaper, ''Neues_Deutschland'', was 41, in the edition of 16_March 1987, on the occasion of Honecker's opening of the Leipzig_Messe, as he was shown with different politicians and exhibitors.
		After the GDR was abolished, Honecker initially remained in a Soviet military hospital near Berlin before he fled to Moscow, trying to avoid prosecution over Cold_War crimes, specifically the 192 deaths of those trying to escape over the Berlin Wall, and high treason.
	www.livingflowers.com /Erich_Honecker (709 words)

	Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: East Germans vote with their feet
		On 28 May 1953 a law is enacted stating that the "production norms in the nationally-owned economy are to be raised by 10.3% above the level of December 1952." The various sectors of business and industry are given until 30 June 1953 to comply.
		After the death of Stalin on 5 March 1953, power in Moscow was assumed by a troika composed of Georgi Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister; and Lavrenti Beria, Minister of State Security.
		Reports from the local and regional party leadership and from State Security informants are unmistakably clear: There is a widespread belief among the people that the end of the ruling regime is at hand.
	www.hdg.de /index.php?id=1670&L=1 (1149 words)

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