Walter Ulbricht
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Ulbricht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 30, 1893Deathday
August 1, 1973Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
9Place of birth
Leipzig, GermanyCast credits
Schutzwall
SelfStasi, un État contre son peuple
Self (archive footage)Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht
SelfWilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
Self (archive footage)DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
SelfState Funeral
Self (archive footage)Tunnel to Freedom
Self (archive footage)