China News Agency, Berlin, February 11 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) The Left Party of the German Bundestag announced on the 11th that Hans Modrow, former Chancellor of the Democratic Republic of Germany, passed away last night (10th) at the age of 95. .
"Last night, Hans Modelo passed away at the age of 95. Our party lost an important figure. So did Hans Modelo's family and friends. Our deep condolences ’” said the announcement.
The announcement stated that during the GDR period, Hans Modrow served as the first secretary of the Dresden section of the SED.
Reforming SED into a Democratic Socialist party would have been much more difficult without him.
As Chancellor of the former GDR, he contributed greatly to the political and economic security of the people, bringing new citizen initiatives and parties into government and participating in political decision-making.
The announcement stated that his work in the former GDR, the Bundestag, the European Parliament, and as the honorary chairman of the Democratic Socialist Party always represented the unpopular part of the former GDR people whose interests were often violated .
The proclamation stated that the entire peace process for the reunification of Germany was his special merit.
This will be his political legacy.
Hans Modelow was born in 1928. From 1973 to 1989, he served as First Secretary of the Dresden Division of the Socialist Unity Party, and from November 1989 to April 1990, he served as Chancellor of the GDR.
He served as a member of the State Parliament of May (until 1952), a member of the People's Council of the GDR (1958-1990), a member of the German Bundestag (until 1994) and a member of the European Parliament (1999-2004).
As an old friend of the Chinese people, Hans Modelow visited China 13 times from 1959 to 2019, witnessing China's development for more than half a century.
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