Wolfgang Schwanitz

Wolfgang Schwanitz (26 June 1930 – 1 February 2022) was a East German communist official. He was the last head of the Stasi from 1989 until 1990. He did not hold the title "Minister of State Security", but held the title of "Leader of the Office for National Security".Karl Wilhelm Fricke: Geschichtsrevisionismus aus MfS-Perspektive , Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial, 2006Eckhard Jesse: Fakten und Erkenntnisse, keine Mythen und Legenden, Federal Agency for Civic Education

Schwanitz died on 1 February 2022, at the age of 91.

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Category:1930 births
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Category:Politicians from Berlin
Category:Politicians of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
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