Biographies

The prominent member of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) was imprisoned for several years. To biography

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany was one of the highest functionaries imprisoned by the Stasi. To biography

The former GDR minister of justice was not only a victim but also a perpetrator of systematic political persecution. To biography

The journalist was one of several hundred people who were kidnapped by the Ministry of State Security. To biography

He was one of the best-known spokesmen for reform communism in the GDR. To biography

He was one of the most prominent reformist intellectuals who demanded the democratization of East Germany after the death of Stalin. To biography

Dr. Walter Linse was one of 1,200 Germans who were executed by the Soviet military court. To biography

The communist was the highest-ranking German official taken into custody in the GDR. To biography

Rudolf Bahro was one of the most famous communist dissidents in the late GDR. To biography

The former SED official was one of the most famous kidnapping victims of the GDR state security service. To biography

The writer and psychologist was one of the best-known critics of East German secret police. To biography

The musician and songwriter was one of the famous East German artists imprisoned after the expatriation of songwriter Wolf Biermann in 1976. To biography

Michael "Salli" Sallmann was one of the more prominent poets and songwriters of the critical East German art scene. To biography

The artist was one of the leading figures of the peaceful revolution in East Germany in autumn 1989. To biography

In the late 1980s, the artist played a large role in the overthrowing of the SED communist dictatorship. To biography

The singer-songwriter was a prominent critic of the SED dictatorship in the late 1980s. To biography

The politician was one of the leading figures of the East German civil rights movement. To biography

In the 1980s, Ulrike Poppe was one of the leading figures of the grass-roots civil rights movement in the GDR. To biography