Social Democratic Party in the GDR
Social Democratic Party in the GDR Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR | |
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| Leader | Markus Meckel Ibrahim Böhme Wolfgang Thierse |
| Founded | 7 October 1989 |
| Dissolved | 26 September 1990 |
| Merged into | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Red |
The Social Democratic Party in the GDR (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR) was a reconstituted Social Democratic Party existing during the final phase of East Germany. Slightly less than a year after its creation, it merged with its West German counterpart ahead of German reunification.