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Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later (after spending the years of Nazi rule in exile in France and the Soviet Union) in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic in East Germany. As the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he was the chief decision-maker in East Germany. From President Wilhelm Pieck's death in 1960 on, he was also the East German head of state until his own death in 1973. As the firm leader of the strongest and most important Soviet satellite, Ulbricht had a degree of bargaining power with the Kremlin that he used effectively. For example he demanded the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 when the Kremlin was reluctant.
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Filmography
all 19
Movies 18
self 15
TV Shows 1
Tunnel to Freedom (2021)
State Funeral (2019)
Brecht (2019)
Die Sekretäre (1999)
Strictly Propaganda (1992)
Puppets (1964)
Marionetten (1958)
Song of the Rivers (1954)
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GenderMale
Birthday1893-06-30
Deathday1973-08-01 (80 years old)
Birth NameWalter Ernst Paul Ulbricht
Birth PlaceLeipzig, Germany
Religionatheism
ChildrenBeate Ulbricht
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic
AwardsOrder of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Order of the Nile, Fritz Heckert Medal, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union
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