Otto Grotewohl

Grotewohl in 1964 Otto Emil Franz Grotewohl (; 11 March 1894 – 21 September 1964) was a German politician who served as the first prime minister of the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany) from its foundation in October 1949 until his death in September 1964.

Grotewohl was a Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician in the Free State of Brunswick during the Weimar Republic and leader of the party branch in the Soviet Occupation Zone after World War II. Grotewohl led the SPD's merger with the Communist Party (KPD) to form the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in 1946 and served as co-chairman of the party with KPD leader Wilhelm Pieck until 1950. Grotewohl chaired the Council of Ministers after the establishment of the GDR in 1949 and served as the ''de jure'' head of government under First Secretary Walter Ulbricht until his death in 1964. Provided by Wikipedia
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    En marche vers une Allemagne pacifique, démocratique et socialiste

    By Grotewohl, Otto
    Date 1960
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    Déclaration du gouvernement de la République Démocratique Allemande faite le 16 avril 1958 lors de la 34ème session plénière de la Chambre du Peuple
    Bibliotheek Camille Huysmans
    By Grotewohl, Otto
    Date [1958]
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