| Friedrich Dickel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 9, 1913 Vohwinkel, today Wuppertal |
| Died | 23 October 1993 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | German |
| Predecessor | Karl Maron |
| Successor | Lothar Ahrendt |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Friedrich Dickel (9 December 1913 – 23 October 1993) was a German politician, who served as the interior minister of East Germany for nearly twenty-six years.[1]
Early life[]
Dickel was born on 9 December 1913 in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel.[2]
Career[]
Dickel joined in 1931.[3] He was a military officer with the rank of colonel general.[4][5] He fought in the international brigades in the civil war of Spain together with others including future Stasi chief Erich Mielke.[3][4] After the Nazi rule in Germany, he went to and settled in the Soviet Union. He returned to the East Germany in 1946.[2] Then Dickel became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and of its central committee.[6] He served as a police chief in East Berlin.[7]
He was appointed interior minister on 14 November 1963, replacing Karl Maron in the post.[1] He also led the Volkspolizei during his tenure.[6][8] Dickel's term ended on 18 November 1989 when he was dismissed as a result of the atmosphere of change and reform in the country.[1][7] He was succeeded by Lothar Ahrendt as interior minister.[1][8] In December 1989 Dickel retired from politics.[2]
Death[]
After a long illness Dickel died in Berlin on 23 October 1993.[9] He was 79.[10]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "East German ministries". Rulers. http://rulers.org/egergovt.html. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Friedrich Dickel". Chronic der Wende. http://www.chronikderwende.de/lexikon/biografien/biographie_jsp/key=dickel_friedrich.html. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nessim Ghouas (2004). The Conditions, Means and Methods of the MfS in the GDR: An Analysis of the Post and Telephone Control. Cuvillier Verlag. p. 139. ISBN 978-3-89873-988-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=DJViUyXdbzwC&pg=PA139. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Krammer, Arnold (April 2005). "Sammelrez: Internationale Brigaden in der DDR". http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=19115. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Bonn Officials are Barred from Traveling to Berlin". 10 February 1969. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vHsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6292,7149849&dq=friedrich+dickel&hl=en. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gareth M. Winrow (5 November 2009). The Foreign Policy of the GDR in Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-521-12259-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=eCwD3zIeFGwC&pg=PA124. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Divided in Unity: Identity, Germany, and the Berlin Police. University of Chicago Press. 2000. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-226-29784-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=SHiMDPTRoeEC&pg=PA25. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nancy Travis Wolfe (1992). Policing a Socialist Society: The German Democratic Republic. New York: Greenwood Press. http://www.questia.com/read/29196251/policing-a-socialist-society-the-german-democratic. Retrieved 14 October 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ↑ "Friedrich Dickel (1913–1993), Innenminister der DDR". LVR. http://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/persoenlichkeiten/D/Seiten/FriedrichDickel.aspx. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Friedrich Dickel". 1993. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-9290379.html. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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