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]
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- ^ 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)
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- ^ Banks, Arthur S., Thomas Christian Muller, and William Overstreet. Political Handbook of the World: 2008. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2008. p. 494
- ^ "Früherer DKP-Vorsitzender Herbert Mies gestorben". Bild (in German). 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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