East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic, was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. From Wikipedia
Gerd Poppe, a pioneer of the peaceful 1989 revolution and Germany’s first Federal Human Rights Commissioner, passed away on March 29, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of nonviolent resistance and global human rights advocacy.
