Herbert Mies Explained

Herbert Mies
Birth Date:23 February 1923
Birth Place:Mannheim, Weimar Republic
Death Place:Mannheim, Germany
Office1:Leader of the German Communist Party
Term Start1:1973
Term End1:1990
Predecessor1:Kurt Bachmann
Party:German Communist Party (1968–)
Communist Party of Germany (1945–1956)
Otherparty:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Spouse:Gerda Mies
Alma Mater:Parteihochschule 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.[1] Mies was elected chairman of the (West) German Communist Party in 1973.[2] He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1985/1986.[3] Mies resigned from his position as party chairman in October 1989.[4]

Mies died on 14 January 2017 in his hometown of Mannheim at the age of 87.[5]

Notes and 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. Web site: Früherer DKP-Vorsitzender Herbert Mies gestorben. Bild. 15 January 2017. 15 January 2017. German.

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