About Lothar Ahrendt
Born 1936. Lothar Ahrendt is a German politician.
Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of the German Democratic Republic.
Biography Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt. He was trained as a car mechanic.
Unlike previous East German interior ministers, Ahrendt was not the chief of the German People's Police (Deutsche Volkspolizei). as for the first time since the DDR's establishment these two offices were divided. In mid-January 1990, the Ministry of Interior declared that by 25 January all weapons from former secret police agents, including 124,000 pistols, 76,000 submachine guns, about 3,500 grenade-launchers and 342 anti-aircraft guns, would be retrieved.
Ahrendt's term ended on 12 April 1990. Ahrendt was also dismissed from the post as the acting chief of the German People's Police in August 1990.
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Lothar Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt.
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