Oskar Fischer (politician)

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Oskar Fischer
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic
In office
3 March 1975 – 12 April 1990
Prime MinisterHorst Sindermann
Willi Stoph
Hans Modrow
Preceded byOtto Winzer
Succeeded byMarkus Meckel
Personal details
Born(1923-03-19)19 March 1923
Aš, Czechoslovak Republic
Died2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 97)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany

Oskar Fischer (19 March 1923 – 2 April 2020) was a German politician of the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) who served as minister of foreign affairs of the German Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1990.[1] He previously worked in the secretariat of the central committee of the communist party, and became a member of the SED central committee in 1971.

Career[]

Fischer served as East Germany's ambassador to Bulgaria for four years.[2] He was deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1965 to 1975.[2][3] He was named as a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party in 1971.[2][4] He was appointed as minister of foreign affairs on 3 March 1975.[5] Fischer replaced Otto Winzer in the post, who had been removed from office due to ill health.[4]

Fischer was the first member of the East German cabinet to visit Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1978.[6] Fischer also officially visited a number of European states, including Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands.[7] Fischer's tenure lasted until 12 April 1990.[8]

Following the fall of communism, Fischer led a private life from 1990 and declined all interview requests. In 2000, Fischer briefly served as one of several informal advisors to Gabi Zimmer.[9] He died on 2 April 2020, aged 97.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Document 23" (PDF). George Washington University. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Oskar Fischer". Der Spiegel. 27 January 1975. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Treaty between the Polish People's Republic and the German Democratic Republic concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Baltic Sea" (PDF). UN. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "E. German Post Goes to Fischer". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Berlin. NYT. 21 January 1975. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Die Tätigkeit der "Gruppe Ulbricht" in Berlin von April bis Juni 1945" German Federal Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2012 (in German)
  6. ^ "Pope meets East German, Names Aide". The Milwaukee Journal. The Vatican City. 29 January 1979. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  7. ^ Ofer Feldman; Christ'l De Landtsheer (1998). Politically Speaking: A Worldwide Examination of Language Used in the Public Sphere. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-275-96122-0.
  8. ^ Monika Zimmermann (1994). Was macht eigentlich ...? (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-86153-064-0. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Zimmers Altkader". Der Spiegel. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  10. ^ Langjähriger DDR-Außenminister Oskar Fischer gestorben Archived 3 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine(in German)

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