Herbert Mies

Herbert Mies
Mies (left) receives a delegation from East Germany headed by Horst Sindermann in Bonn, 1986
Leader of the German Communist Party
In office
1973–1990
Preceded byKurt Bachmann
Succeeded byHeinz Stehr [de]
Personal details
Born(1929-02-23)February 23, 1929
Mannheim, Weimar Republic
DiedJanuary 14, 2017(2017-01-14) (aged 87)
Mannheim, Germany
PartyGerman Communist Party (1968–)
Communist Party of Germany (1945–1956)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
SpouseGerda Mies
EducationParteihochschule Karl Marx
Awards
Lenin Peace Prize (1985/1986)

Herbert Mies (23 February 1929 – 14 January 2017) was a German politician. He joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1945. Mies was elected chairman of the (West) German Communist Party in 1973. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1985/1986. Mies resigned from his position as party chairman in October 1989.

Mies died on 14 January 2017 in his hometown of Mannheim at the age of 87.

References

  1. ↑ Kinnell, Susan K. Communism in the World Since 1945: An Annotated Bibliography. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 1987. p. 219
  2. ↑ Staar, Richard Felix, Milorad M. Drachkovitch, and Lewis H. Gann. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Stanford, Calif: Hoover Institution Press, 1988. p. 489(Yearbook on International Communist Affairs)
  3. ↑ New times international, Ed. 1–26. New Times Pub. House, 1987. p. 274
  4. ↑ Banks, Arthur S., Thomas Christian Muller, and William Overstreet. Political Handbook of the World: 2008. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2008. p. 494
  5. ↑ "Früherer DKP-Vorsitzender Herbert Mies gestorben". Bild (in German). 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.