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Erich Mielke

1907 - 2000

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Erich Fritz Emil Mielke (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmiːlkə]; 28 December 1907 – 21 May 2000) was a German communist official who served as head of the East German Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatsicherheit – MfS), better known as the Stasi, from 1957 until shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Dubbed "The Master of Fear" (German: der Meister der Angst) by the West German press, Mielke was one of the most powerful, feared, and hated men in East Germany. A working-class native of the Wedding slum district of Berlin and a second-generation member of the Communist Party of Germany, Mielke was one of two gunmen in the 1931 murders of Berlin Police captains Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck. After learning that a witness had survived, Mielke escaped arrest by fleeing to the Soviet Union, where the NKVD recruited him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Mielke is the 2,647th most popular politician (down from 2,356th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Germany (down from 642nd in 2019) and the 193rd most popular German Politician.

Erich Mielke was the head of the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi). He was responsible for the Stasi's surveillance and repression of the East German population.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Erich Mielke ranks 2,647 out of 19,576. Before him are Javier Milei, Ngawang Namgyal, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Abbas I of Egypt, and Julius Nyerere. After him are Christopher I of Denmark, Attalus III, Ferdinand I of León, Almanzor, Walter Hallstein, and James Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Erich Mielke ranks 39. Before him are John Bowlby, U Nu, Giovanna of Italy, Daphne du Maurier, Jacques Tati, and Maurice Blanchot. After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis, Dora Maar, Hans Selye, Lucien Laurent, Roman Shukhevych, and Solomon Asch. Among people deceased in 2000, Erich Mielke ranks 25. Before him are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Stanley Matthews, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Abulfaz Elchibey, and Giovanna of Italy. After him are Gherman Titov, Walter Matthau, Carl Barks, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Ofra Haza.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erich Mielke ranks 699 out of 7,253. Before him are Widukind (755), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), and John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503). After him are Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Robert Huber (1937), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), and Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Erich Mielke ranks 193. Before him are Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), and John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503). After him are Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), Richard Baer (1911), and Julia Drusilla (16).

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