Werner Bruschke
Politician
1898 – 1995
Who was Werner Bruschke?
Werner Bruschke was an East German politician and member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. He was Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 13 August 1949 until the state was abolished on 23 July 1952.
From 1933 he worked as tobacco goods dealer and later an insurance agent. Due to his illegal political activity, he was accused in 1939 of treason and from 1942 to 1945 was a political prisoner in the concentration camps Sachsenhausen and Dachau.
From 11 May 1992 to his death in 1995, he was the oldest former Minister-President of a German state, preceded in this by Bruno Diekmann.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1898
Magdeburg - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Feb 17, 1995
Halle
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on July 23, 2013
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