Oskar Fischer
Appearance
Oskar Fischer (19 March 1923 – 2 April 2020) was an East German politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1990.[1][2][3] Fischer was the first member of the East German cabinet to visit Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1978.[4] He was born in Aš, Czechoslovakia.
Fischer died on 2 April 2020 in Berlin, aged 97.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Document 23" (PDF). George Washington University. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Leaders of East Germany". Terra. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Foreign Affairs". Rulers. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Pope meets East German, Names Aide". The Milwaukee Journal. The Vatican City. 29 January 1979. Retrieved 3 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Langjähriger DDR-Außenminister Oskar Fischer gestorben Archived 2020-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
Other websites
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