Martin Mussgnug
Martin Mussgnug (22 February 1936 – 2 February 1997) was a German politician and leader of the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) from 1971 to 1991.
Life
Mussgnug was born in
Mussgnug followed a largely similar course in party policy terms, in the process becoming the party's longest serving leader to date.[5] Nonetheless, he and von Thadden did not enjoy a good relationship, due to Mussgnug's closeness to his rival Gerhard Frey. Von Thadden left the party in 1975 over the issue and Mussgnug secured for Frey a seat on the NPD's executive committee.[4] Ultimately Mussgnug resigned on 16 December 1990 following poor results for the party in the 1990 federal election.[6] Succeeded by Deckert, he left the NPD after this and became involved in setting up the German League for People and Homeland (DLVH).[7] He disappeared from politics when this group proved unsuccessful.
He died on 2 February 1997 in Singen.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Margret Feit, Die Neue Rechte in der Bundesrepublik, Campus Verlag Frankfurt/M. - New York 1987, p. 29
- ^ a b Lutz Niethammer, Angepasster Faschismus. Politische Praxis der NPD, S. Fischer, Frankfurt 1969, p. 204
- ^ Ergebnisse der Landtagswahlen in Baden-Württemberg 1968-1980 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Klaus Larres, Panikos Panayi, The Federal Republic of Germany Since 1949: Politics, Society and Economy Before and After Unification, Routledge, 2014, p. 221
- ^ C. Mudde, The Ideology of the Extreme Right, Manchester University Press, 2000, pp. 28-9
- ^ Hermann Kurthen, Werner Bergmann, Rainer Erb, Antisemitism and Xenophobia in Germany After Unification, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 267
- ^ Hans-Joachim Veen, Norbert Lepszy, Peter Minch, The Republikaner party in Germany: right-wing menace or protest catchall?, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1993, pp. 27-8