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| East Germany Deutsche Demokratische Republik | |
|---|---|
| 1949–1990 | |
Motto: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! Workers of the the world, unite! | |
| Capital | East Berlin |
| Official languages | German |
| Dominant mode of production | Socialism |
| Government | Marxist-Leninist state |
• 1946–1950 | Wilhelm Pieck |
• 1950–1971 | Walter Ulbricht |
• 1971–1989 | Erich Honecker |
• 1989 | Egon Krenz |
| History | |
• Soviet liberation of Germany | 1945 May 8 |
• Constitution adopted | October 7 1949 |
• Fall of Anti-Fascist Protection Wall | 1989 November 9 |
• Annexation by West Germany | October 3 1990 |
| Area | |
• Total | 108,333 km² |
| Population | |
• 1990 census | 16,111,000 |
| HDI | 0.953 |
| Currency | East German mark |
The German Democratic Republic (GDR), sometimes referred to as East Germany, was a country that existed from 1949 to 1990. In Western media it was referred to as a communist state, but it described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state".[1]
References
- ↑ Patrick Major, Jonathan Osmond, The Workers' and Peasants' State: Communism and Society in East Germany Under Ulbricht 1945–71, Manchester University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7190-6289-6