Herbert Mies

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 (left) receives a delegation from East Germany headed by Horst Sindermann in Bonn, 1986

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

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.


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