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Albrecht and others. The killing of refugees was the most serious injustice that precluded the justification of those responsible by GDR laws. Albrecht served his sentence in a Berlin prison.
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Albrecht's defense raised constitutional complaints, he initially remained free.
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and member of the Bezirk legislature, he became chairman of the
Council of Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder) in 1960, formally making him head of government of the Bezirk. However, he was
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Albrecht's leadership was viewed negatively. His leadership style was authoritarian, occasionally described as dictatorial, and he was viewed as a hardliner.
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Der Erste: mit einem weiterfĂĽhrenden Bericht "Der letzte Erste"
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Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
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Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
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505:Albrecht came from a working-class family in the
761:Conviction for abuse of office and embezzlement
752:Albrecht passed away in 2008 at the age of 88.
536:, worked as a heating engineer, and joined the
1263:"Chronik der DDR Donnerstag 16. November 1989"
540:(Social Democratic Party) in his hometown of
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626:Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
581:. Subsequently, his stations from 1951 were
1524:Politicians from the Province of Westphalia
971:"Bezirksleitung Suhl der SED (1952 - 1989)"
912:Blume, Dorlis; WĂĽrz, Markus (2014-09-13).
601:. He held this status until January 1963 (
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1478:"Urteile gegen SED-Funktionäre bestätigt"
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890:. Wer war wer in der DDR? (in German).
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1349:(in German). 1992-10-17. p. 4.
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1067:Vergangenheit will nicht vergehen
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1423:www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de
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648:Bezirk Suhl SED First Secretary
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1544:Members of the 8th Volkskammer
1539:Members of the 7th Volkskammer
1534:Members of the 6th Volkskammer
1239:www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de
573:Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder) career
376:Central institution membership
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1453:"Krankheit oder Schuldspruch"
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663:(right) visiting farmers in
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544:. He became a member of the
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149: – 16 November 1989
1177:"Sisyphus in Bad Salzungen"
914:"Zwangsvereinigung zur SED"
787:Conviction for manslaughter
756:Prosecution after the Wende
608:Since 1958 chairman of the
439:1951–1952: First Secretary,
428:1952–1954: First Secretary,
417:1954–1958: First Secretary,
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1151:Scherzer, Landolf (2002).
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517:, he was drafted into the
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1183:(in German). 1989-10-29.
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478:and was a member of the
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358:Patriotic Order of Merit
1519:Politicians from Bochum
1484:(in German). 2011-11-15
1459:(in German). 2004-08-06
1317:Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv
1243:German Federal Archives
1133:(in German). 2020-03-10
1033:www.insuedthueringen.de
979:German Federal Archives
610:Bezirk Economic Council
595:Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
381:1963–1989: Full member,
310:Party Academy Karl Marx
291:Social Democratic Party
45:First Secretary of the
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1341:"Knast fĂĽr SED-Chef"
1321:Stasi Records Agency
793:German reunification
552:of the SPD and KPD (
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491:Berlin Wall shooting
1378:"Haft fĂĽr SED-Mann"
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364:Order of Karl Marx
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