Christian Democratic Union (GDR)

political party in East Germany, merged with West German CDU after reunification
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Christian Democratic Union (GDR)

Summary

Christian Democratic Union (GDR) is a political party[1]. Christian Democratic Union (GDR) ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (804 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR) is in the country of German Democratic Republic[3].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s instance of is recorded as political party[4].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s instance of is recorded as bloc party[5].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s headquarters location is recorded as East Berlin[6].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s headquarters location is recorded as Otto-Nuschke-Haus[7].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s Commons category is recorded as Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (GDR)[8].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 216CE5[9].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Gerald Götting[10].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Andreas Hermes[11].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Jakob Kaiser[12].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Otto Nuschke[13].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as August Bach[14].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Wolfgang Heyl[15].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s chairperson is recorded as Lothar de Maizière[16].
  • June 26, 1945 marks the founding of Christian Democratic Union (GDR)[17].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR) was dissolved in October 3, 1990[18].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)[19].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s political ideology is recorded as Christian democracy[20].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s political ideology is recorded as Christian socialism[21].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s replaced by is recorded as Christian Democratic Union[22].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands'}[23].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ost-CDU'}[24].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ХДС ГДР'}[25].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s different from is recorded as Christian Democratic Union[26].
  • Christian Democratic Union (GDR)'s member count is recorded as {'amount': '+140000'}[27].

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Founding

June 26, 1945 marks the founding of Christian Democratic Union (GDR)[17].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ost-CDU'}[24] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ХДС ГДР'}[25].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Gerald Götting[10], a politician[28], 1923–2015[29], of Germany[30], awarded the Banner of Labor[31], specialised in politics[32]; Andreas Hermes[11], a politician[33], 1878–1964[34], of Germany[35], awarded the Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[36]; Jakob Kaiser[12], a politician[37], 1888–1961[38], of Germany[39], awarded the honorary citizen of Berlin[40]; Otto Nuschke[13], a journalist[41], 1883–1957[42], of German Democratic Republic[43]; August Bach[14], a journalist[44], 1897–1966[45], of German Democratic Republic[46], awarded the Banner of Labor[47]; and Wolfgang Heyl[15], a politician[48], 1921–2014[49], of Germany[50], awarded the Banner of Labor[51].

Operations

Headquarters locations include East Berlin[6], a big city[52], in German Democratic Republic[53], founded in 1949[54] and Otto-Nuschke-Haus[7], a building[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1985[57].

Dissolution

Christian Democratic Union (GDR) was dissolved in October 3, 1990[18].

Why It Matters

Christian Democratic Union (GDR) ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (804 views/month).[2] Christian Democratic Union (GDR) has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Christian Democratic Union (GDR) is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

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Class ancestry

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  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of political party, bloc party
    House publication Neue Zeit (East Germany)
    Replaced by Christian Democratic Union
    Topic's main category Category:Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
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