page_title: Constitution of East Germany
hierarchical_section_title: Constitution of East Germany
caption_attribution_description: English: Basic Law for the German Demokratic Republic (GDR), 1949 Deutsch: Endgültiger Entwurf der Verfassung der DDR vom 19. März 1949
context_page_description: The German Democratic Republic was founded in 1949 and was absorbed into the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990. Its original constitution was promulgated on 7 October 1949. It was heavily based on the "Weimarer Reichsverfassung", such that the GDR would be a federal and democratic republic. Because the original version did not accurately reflect the actual political climate of the GDR, it was decided in 1968 to replace the old constitution with a new version.
context_section_description: The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was founded in 1949 and was absorbed into the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990. Its original constitution was promulgated on 7 October 1949. It was heavily based on the "Weimarer Reichsverfassung", (Weimar Constitution) such that the GDR would be a federal and democratic republic. Because the original version did not accurately reflect the actual political climate of the GDR, it was decided in 1968 to replace the old constitution with a new version.
caption: Draft of the East German constitution, March 1949
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