About Kurt Bürger
Lived 1894 – 1951 (aged 56). Kurt Bürger was a German politician.
Kurt Bürger (Karl Wilhelm Ganz; 27 August 1894 – 28 July 1951) was a German politician.
Bürger was born in Karlsruhe, Baden. From 1912 to 1918, he was a representative of the Social Democratic Party. In 1919, he was a cofounder of the Communist Party of Germany.
After World War II, he became a member of the East German Socialist Unity Party and served as minister-president of the East German State of Mecklenburg in 1951.
On 28 July 1951, Bürger died in Schwerin.
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Who was Kurt Bürger?
German politician (1894-1951)
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Kurt Bürger was born on 27 August 1894 in Karlsruhe.
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Kurt Bürger died on 28 July 1951 in Schwerin.
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Kurt Bürger was a politician.
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Kurt Bürger was German.
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