German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic | |
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.svg) Coat of arms
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| Motto: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! (English: Proletarians of all countries, unite!) | |
| Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen | |
 The Bust of Ernst Tählmann, before it was demolished by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. | |
| Capital and largest city | Ernst Thälmann Island |
| Official languages | German |
| Demonym(s) | East German |
| Government | Federal Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic |
• President | Vittorio I of Umbria |
• Prime Minister | Vittorio I of Umbria |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Volkskammer | |
| Establishment | 1949 (as macronation) 2020 (as micronation) |
| Population | |
• (as of 2024 census) census | 1 |
| Currency | Mark of the German Democratic Republic |
| Time zone | (UTC-5) |
This nation is a member of the Warsaw Pact | |
The German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik) is an ex-macronation that formed in 1949 and became a micronation in 1990 with the german unification, when the rest of the GDR unified with the German Federation. The GDR contiued to exist on the East German Ernst Thälmann Island, which weren't included in any documents during the unification.
The GDR had no government between 1990 and 2020, until 19 September 2019, when a person known as Vittorio I of Umbria decided to 'take matters into his own hands' and formed the first GDR government in over 20 years.
Pre-1990 History
Explaining the internal impact of the GDR government from the perspective of German history in the long term, historian Gerhard Ritter (2002) has argued that the East German state was defined by two dominant forces – Soviet communism on the one hand, and German traditions filtered through the interwar experiences of German communists on the other. The GDR always was constrained by the example of richer West, to which East Germans compared their nation. The changes implemented by the communists were most apparent in ending capitalism and in transforming industry and agriculture, in the militarization of society, and in the political thrust of the educational system and of the media. On the other hand, the new regime made relatively few changes in the historically independent domains of the sciences, the engineering professions, the Protestant churches, and in many bourgeois lifestyles. Social policy, says Ritter, became a critical legitimisation tool in the last decades and mixed socialist and traditional elements about equally.
Post-1990 History
Absent Period (1990-2020)
The Absent Period (1990-2020), starting 3 October 1990 with the German Reunification, is the 20-year period of East German history where the GDR had no government whatsoever. This period is known for different micronations claiming Ernst Thälmann Island as theirs and declaring war against the GDR.
Some notable events during the Absent Period:
- (1998) The bust of Ernst Thälmann on Ernst Tählmann Island is demolished by Hurricane Mitch
- (2008) The long-forgotten Molossian declaration of war against the GDR from 1983 is found by President Kevin Baugh
- (2011 - 2012) From 16 April 2011 to 17 January 2012, Ernst Thälmann Island was claimed by the Independent State of La Agüera.
- (2019 - 2020) 4 July 2019, the Kingdom of Liberacia declares war on the GDR. From 5 July 2019 to 20 of September 2020, Ernst Thälmann Island was claimed by the Kingdom of Liberacia as a part of the Liberacian Empire. On 20 September 2020, Liberacia helps Kamerade Josef in re-establishing the GDR government. On 21 Semptember 2020, People's Republic of Liberacia and the GDR sign a Peace and Frienship treaty together, and Liberacia renounces all their claims on Ernst Thälmann Island as a part of The Liberacian Anti-Imperialism Campaign, thus ending the war between Liberacia and the GDR
Modern Period (2020- 2024)
On 20 September 2020, Kamerad Josef (with help of the Liberacian senate) declares himself President of the German Democratic Republic.
New Change (2024-Now)
Since 2024, Victor I of Umbria has become President of the German Democratic Republic, Head of Government and of the Chamber of the People, thanks to the Umbrian Parliament which with an absolute majority also declared him President of the German Democratic Republic.