Die SED rettet ihre Existenz

Beschreibung
Die Ignoranz und Hinhaltetaktik der SED-Führung im Herbst 1989 verbittern viele Parteimiglieder und lassen sie aufbegehren.

Schlagworte
Berlin Alexanderplatz Berliner Mauer Mauerfall 1989 SED PDS

Standort
Berlin Alexanderplatz

Texterkennung

The SED leadership ignorance and delaying tactics in autumn 1585 caused 1 PHITY members tu betome bitter and tu revolt. They expressed their lr indignation as publicly as possible at demonstration in front of the building -D of the highest body within the party, the Central Committee, on November 1588. They jumped ship and demanded party cungress. This was intended to decide about the future of the SED. By mid-Novemben all SED regional secremrles and most SED distritt p- Is 6 D VD secretaries were iorced to give up their posts, often pressured by grassroots 1 KD Sw party members. The drop in membership was dramatic. un 3 December1989 D the entire party leadership resigned. Enquirv boards were set up tn start investigation proceedings against some of the former ofhceholders for abuse of authority and curruption. VD At the special party mngress in mid-Decemben new leadership was elected and the party renamed SED-PD5,Afew members demanded that the party should be completely dissulved. The majority rejected this suggestion. In DD Dj this case, the party would have immediately lust itslruge assets and, more DD fr importantly, all lts power.