Wilhelm Pieck
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Wilhelm Pieck was a German communist politician who served as the president of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1949 until his death in 1960. He was an important political figure during the Cold War era, representing communist leadership in the Soviet-aligned eastern half of divided Germany.
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Personal details BornFriedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck (1876-01-03)3 January 1876 Guben, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Gubin, Poland)
Died7 September 1960(1960-09-07) (aged 84) East Berlin, East Germany
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1876 births1960 deathsAnti-revisionistsCommons link from WikidataCommunist Party of Germany politiciansExecutive Committee of the Communist InternationalGerman anti–World War I activistsGerman Army personnel of World War IGerman atheistsGerman military personnel who were court-martialedGerman prisoners and detaineesHeads of state of East Germany