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Harry Tisch
East German politician and trade unionist (1927–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Tisch (March 28, 1927, Heinrichswalde – June 18, 1995) was an East German politician and trade unionist who served as Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation between 1975 and 1989. He was also a member of the State Council from 1976 until he was forced to resign in November 1989.
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Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation | |
In office 26 April 1975 – 2 November 1989 | |
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Preceded by | Herbert Warnke |
Succeeded by | Annelis Kimmel |
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Rostock | |
In office 21 July 1961 – 29 April 1975 | |
Second Secretary |
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Preceded by | Karl Mewis |
Succeeded by | Ernst Timm |
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Born | (1927-03-28)28 March 1927 Heinrichswalde, Province of Pomerania, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) |
Died | 18 June 1995(1995-06-18) (aged 68) Berlin, Germany |
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1945–1946) |
Alma mater | Party Academy Karl Marx |
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He was a recipient of the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold in 1969 and the Order of Karl Marx in 1977.
After German reunification Tisch was not tried in court[clarification needed] due to his declining health. He died of heart failure in 1995. Harry Tisch was a fan of the German football club FC Hansa Rostock.
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