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|origin =Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | |origin =Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | ||
|occupation = First Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (1950 - | |occupation = First Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (1950 - 1971) | ||
|type of villain = Communist Dictator | |type of villain = Communist Dictator | ||
|goals = Build the Berlin Wall (successful)<br>Keep East Germany under Communist rule (successful) | |goals = Build the Berlin Wall (successful)<br>Keep East Germany under Communist rule (successful) | ||
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}}{{Quote|The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.|Walter Ulbricht}} | }}{{Quote|The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.|Walter Ulbricht}} | ||
'''Walter Ulbricht''' (June 30<sup>th</sup>, 1893 — August 1<sup>st</sup>, 1973), was a German Communist politician who served as as the First Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] from 1950 | '''Walter Ulbricht''' (June 30<sup>th</sup>, 1893 — August 1<sup>st</sup>, 1973), was a German Communist politician who served as as the First Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] from 1950 to 1971. He was instrumental in the creation of the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, the communist state that existed for much of the [[Cold War]], and also built the Berlin Wall in 1961. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |