Oskar Fischer

Fischer in 1989

Oskar Fischer (19 March 1923 – 2 April 2020) was an East German politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1990. Fischer was the first member of the East German cabinet to visit Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1978. He was born in Aš, Czechoslovakia.

Fischer died on 2 April 2020 in Berlin, aged 97.

References

  1. ↑ "Document 23" (PDF). George Washington University. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leaders of East Germany". Terra. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Foreign Affairs". Rulers. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Pope meets East German, Names Aide". The Milwaukee Journal. The Vatican City. 29 January 1979. Retrieved 3 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Langjähriger DDR-Außenminister Oskar Fischer gestorben Archived 2020-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

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