Wilhelm Pieck

Wilhelm Pieck

Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck ( ; 3 January 1876 – 7 September 1960) was a German politician and a Communist. In 1949, he became the first President of the German Democratic Republic, an office abolished upon his death. He was succeeded by Walter Ulbricht, who served as Chairman of the Council of State.

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