Wolfgang Schwanitz

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Wolfgang Schwanitz
Leader of the Office for National Security
East Germany
In office
17 November 1989 – 31 March 1990
Prime MinisterHans Modrow
Preceded byErich Mielke
Succeeded byStasi dissolved
Personal details
Born
Wolfgang Schwanitz

(1930-06-26)26 June 1930
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Died1 February 2022(2022-02-01) (aged 91)
Berlin, Germany
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany
Alma materCollege of the Stasi

Wolfgang Schwanitz (26 June 1930 – 1 February 2022) was a East German communist official. He was the last head of the Stasi from 1989 until 1990. He did not hold the title "Minister of State Security", but held the title of "Leader of the Office for National Security".[1][2]

Schwanitz died on 1 February 2022, at the age of 91.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Karl Wilhelm Fricke: Geschichtsrevisionismus aus MfS-Perspektive Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial, 2006
  2. Eckhard Jesse: Fakten und Erkenntnisse, keine Mythen und Legenden, Federal Agency for Civic Education
  3. "Wolfgang Schwanitz ist tot". Spiegel Politik. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.