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'''Lothar Ahrendt''' (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of [[German Democratic Republic|the German Democratic Republic]].
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==Biography==
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'''Lothar Ahrendt''' (born 13 March 1936, [[Erfurt]]) is one of the former interior ministers of [[German Democratic Republic|the German Democratic Republic]].<ref name=rulers>{{cite web|title=Interior ministers|url=http://rulers.org/egergovt.html|publisher=Rulers|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref>
Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in [[Erfurt]].<ref name=bundasa>{{cite web|title=Ahrendt, Lothar |url=https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/kataloge-datenbanken/biographische-datenbanken/lothar-ahrendt|publisher=Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung|language=German}}</ref> He was trained as a car mechanic.<ref name=bundasa/>


Ahrendt was a member of [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (SED) which he joined in 1957.<ref name=bundasa/> He served as deputy interior minister until 18 November 1989, when he was appointed minister of interior, replacing [[Friedrich Dickel]] in the post.<ref name=ntw/> Ahrendt was part of interim and "reform-minded" cabinet formed by [[Prime Minister of East Germany|Prime Minister]] [[Hans Modrow]].<ref name=ntw>{{cite book|title=Policing a Socialist Society: The German Democratic Republic|year=1992|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=New York|author=Nancy Travis Wolfe|isbn=978-0-3132-6530-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=East Germany Approves "Reform-minded" Cabinet
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Ahrendt was a member of [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (SED).<ref name=terra>{{cite web|title=Leaders of East Germany|url=http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/gdr.htm|publisher=Terra|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> He served as minister of interior from 18 November 1989 to 12 April 1990.<ref name=rulers/> Unlike previous East German interior ministers, he was not the chief of the German People’s Police [[Deutsche Volkspolizei|(the Deutsche Volkspolizei)]].<ref name=dv>{{cite web|title=Deutsche Volkspolizei|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5990|publisher=Axis History|accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> During his tenure, in mid-January 1990, the Ministry of Interior declared that until 25 January all weapons from former secret police agents, including 124,000 pistols, 76,000 submachine guns, about 3,500 grenade-launchers and 342 anti-aircraft guns would be retrieved.<ref name=eastb>{{cite news|title=E. German Reveals Secret-Police Levels -- 1 In 80 Worked for or Aided Stasi|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900116&slug=1051108|accessdate=5 September 2012|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=16 January 1990|agency=AP|location=East Berlin}}</ref>
|access-date=12 September 2012|newspaper=Times Daily|date=19 November 1989|agency=AP|location=West Berlin}}</ref>

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Unlike previous East German interior ministers, Ahrendt was not the chief of the German People's Police ([[Deutsche Volkspolizei]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Deutsche Volkspolizei|publisher=Axis History|access-date=5 September 2012|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5990}}</ref> as for the first time since the DDR's establishment these two offices were divided.<ref name=ntw/> However, in February 1990, he was appointed to the post as an acting chief.<ref name=cilip>{{cite news|title=Das Ende der Volkspolizei – Chronologie des Zerfalls|access-date=23 January 2022 |url=https://www.cilip.de/1990/12/27/das-ende-der-volkspolizei-chronologie-des-zerfalls/|work=CILIP|date=27 December 1990|language=de}}</ref> In mid-January 1990, the Ministry of Interior declared that by 25 January all weapons from former secret police agents, including 124,000 pistols, 76,000 submachine guns, about 3,500 grenade-launchers and 342 anti-aircraft guns, would be retrieved.<ref>{{cite news|title=E. German Reveals Secret-Police Levels -- 1 In 80 Worked for or Aided Stasi|access-date=5 September 2012|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=16 January 1990
|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900116&slug=1051108|agency=AP|location=East Berlin}}</ref>

Ahrendt's term ended on 12 April 1990.<ref name=bundasa/> [[Peter-Michael Diestel]] succeeded him as interior minister.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karriere für Alt-Kader|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/karriere-fuer-alt-kader-a-7303b1d4-0002-0001-0000-000013501036|access-date=14 March 2022|work=Der Spiegel|date=19 August 1990|language=German}}</ref> Ahrendt was also dismissed from the post as the acting chief of the German People's Police in August 1990.<ref name=cilip/>


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Latest revision as of 14:38, 30 March 2023

Lothar Ahrendt
Minister of the Interior of East Germany
In office
18 November 1989 – 12 April 1990
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers		Hans Modrow
Preceded byFriedrich Dickel
Succeeded byPeter-Michael Diestel
Personal details
Born (1936-03-13) 13 March 1936 (age 88)
Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Nazi Germany
Political partySocialist Unity Party (1990–2001)

Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of the German Democratic Republic.

Biography

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Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt.[1] He was trained as a car mechanic.[1]

Ahrendt was a member of Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) which he joined in 1957.[1] He served as deputy interior minister until 18 November 1989, when he was appointed minister of interior, replacing Friedrich Dickel in the post.[2] Ahrendt was part of interim and "reform-minded" cabinet formed by Prime Minister Hans Modrow.[2][3]

Unlike previous East German interior ministers, Ahrendt was not the chief of the German People's Police (Deutsche Volkspolizei).[4] as for the first time since the DDR's establishment these two offices were divided.[2] However, in February 1990, he was appointed to the post as an acting chief.[5] In mid-January 1990, the Ministry of Interior declared that by 25 January all weapons from former secret police agents, including 124,000 pistols, 76,000 submachine guns, about 3,500 grenade-launchers and 342 anti-aircraft guns, would be retrieved.[6]

Ahrendt's term ended on 12 April 1990.[1] Peter-Michael Diestel succeeded him as interior minister.[7] Ahrendt was also dismissed from the post as the acting chief of the German People's Police in August 1990.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ahrendt, Lothar" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung.
  2. ^ a b c Nancy Travis Wolfe (1992). Policing a Socialist Society: The German Democratic Republic. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-3132-6530-3.
  3. ^ "East Germany Approves "Reform-minded" Cabinet". Times Daily. West Berlin. AP. 19 November 1989. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Volkspolizei". Axis History. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Das Ende der Volkspolizei – Chronologie des Zerfalls". CILIP (in German). 27 December 1990. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "E. German Reveals Secret-Police Levels -- 1 In 80 Worked for or Aided Stasi". The Seattle Times. East Berlin. AP. 16 January 1990. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Karriere für Alt-Kader". Der Spiegel (in German). 19 August 1990. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Interior
1989 – 1990 		Succeeded by


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