Lothar Bolz

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Lothar Bolz
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic
In office
July 1953 – June 24, 1965
Preceded byAnton Ackermann
Succeeded byOtto Winzer
Chairman of the National Democratic Party of East Germany
In office
1948–1972
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHeinrich Homann
Personal details
Born(1903-09-03)3 September 1903
Gleiwitz, Province of Silesia, Prussia, German Empire
Died28 December 1986(1986-12-28) (aged 83)
East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
NationalityGerman
Political partyNational Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD)
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Lothar Bolz (3 September 1903 – 28 December 1986) was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany (GDR).

Biography

Lothar Bolz was born in Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, now Poland, on 3 September 1903.[1] His father was a watchmaker.[2]

He studied law at the universities of

German prisoners of war against fascism. During his stay in the Soviet Union, he became a Soviet citizen and retained dual citizenship.[3]

In 1947, he returned to Germany and joined the East German

Society for German-Soviet Friendship
from 1968 to 1978.

Bolz died on 28 December 1986 in East Berlin at the age of 83.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Deaths elsewhere. Lothar Bolz". Toledo Blade. Berlin. AP. 29 December 1986. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Lothar Bolz". Elections and Political Parties in Germany, 1945-1952. Salisbury, NC: Documentary Publications. 1952. p. 28. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Bernard (6 June 1959). "Grinning Red in Geneva". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
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