Bernard Koenen
Bernard Koenen | |
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Ambassador of the German Democratic Republic to Czechoslovakia | |
In office 1953–1958 | |
Preceded by | Fritz Große |
Succeeded by | Georg Stibi |
Member of the Volkskammer | |
In office 1949–1964 | |
Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
In office 1946–1952 | |
Member of the Landtag of the Province of Saxony | |
In office 1922–1933 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernard Johann Heinrich Koenen 17 February 1889 First World War |
Bernard Johann Heinrich Koenen (17 February 1889 – 30 April 1964) was a German politician.[1][2]
Between 1953 and 1958 he was the East German ambassador to Czechoslovakia.[3]
Life
Early years
Koenen was born in Hamburg, the son of a
On leaving school Koenen had embarked on an apprenticeship as a
Weimar Germany
Koenen joined the recently formed German Communist Party in 1920 and became a member of the party leadership team for Regierungsbezirk Merseburg .[1] In 1923 he joined the party's national leadership.[1] From 1922 till 1933 he also sat as a member of the regional legislative assembly (Landtag) for Saxony. Factionalism continued to be a feature of left-wing politics during the 1920s, and from the middle of the decade Koenen was identified with the so-called Conciliator faction (Versöhnler), which led in 1929 to his being relieved of some of his party offices by the party leader, Ernst Thälmann.
Nazi Germany
In January 1933, the
Exile
In May 1933, along with several other fugitive communists, he managed to get to the
Postwar
Koenen returned in 1945 to the
At the national level, Koenen was a member of the
From 1946 till 1964 Koenen also held a seat in the
From 1953 to 1958 Koenen was appointed as his country's ambassador to neighbouring Czechoslovakia, an important post, succeeding Fritz Große.[2]
Between 1960 and 1964 he was a member of the State Council of East Germany.[7]
Outside politics, he also worked as a teacher and journalist.
Family
Koenen's elder brother, Wilhelm Koenen (1886-1963), was also a German Communist politician.
Koenen married
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n GOTTFRIED HAMACHER unter Mitarbeit von André Lohmar; Herbert Mayer; Günter Wehner & Harald Wittstock (2005). "Koenen, Bernhard, 17.2.1889 (Hamburg) – 30.4.1964 (Berlin)" (PDF). Kurzbiographien. Karl Dietz Verlag, Berlin & Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin. pp. 107–108. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Helmut Müller-Enbergs; Bernd-Rainer Barth. "Koenen, Bernard (Johann Heinrich) * 17.2.1889, † 30.4.1964 1. Sekretär der SED-Bezirksleitung Halle, Diplomat". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b "GESTORBEN BERNARD KOENEN". Der Spiegel (online). 13 May 1964. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Günter Freyer. "Bernard Koenen (17. Februar 1889 – 30. April 1964) ....."Das war ein echter Kommunist"". Rote Kalenderblätter DKP Brandenburg. DKP Saxony-Anhalt. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Ein Auge genügt Ueber Leichen gehen beide". Der Spiegel (online). 9 April 1959. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Benutzer:Rudelsburg (7 February 2013). "Bernard Koenen". Ein Projekt der Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Hermann Weber: Die Wandlung des deutschen Kommunismus, Bd. 2; p. 186f
- Andreas Herbst. "Koenen, Bernard (Johann Heinrich)". Biographische Angaben aus dem Handbuch der Deutschen Kommunisten. Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
External links
- Media related to Bernard Koenen at Wikimedia Commons