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State Council (GDR)
The State Council of East Germany (German language, German: ''Staatsrat der DDR'') was the collective head of state of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1960 to 1990. Origins When the German Democratic Republic was founded in October 1949, its Constitution of East Germany#1949 constitution, constitution in its formal structure resembled a bourgeois, Federalism, federalist Democracy, democratic system in order to portray the GDR as the legitimate continuation of the prewar Weimar Republic in opposition to the separatist West Germany, Federal Republic. One of the "bourgeois" features of the constitution (in Article 66) was the office of President of East Germany, President, which was filled by Wilhelm Pieck, formerly the leader of the eastern branch of the Communist Party of Germany and now one of the two chairmen of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). However, from the start, the East German government was completely controlled by the SED, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collective Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the United Kingdom or India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of state is not the head of government, but still has significant powers, for example Morocco. In contrast, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
