Erwin Killat

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Erwin Killat (born March 20, 1933 ) is a former civil rights activist in the GDR and has been an honorary citizen of Zwickau since 2002 .

In 1987, Killat co-founded the Working Group on the Conciliar Process for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation ; With friends from this working group, Killat founded the Zwickau Peace Library in September 1988 . A year later, this contributed significantly to the establishment of the New Forum in Zwickau. Killat is considered to be the organizer of the first peace prayers and leader of the first demonstrations for a peaceful turnaround in Zwickau. Even after reunification and reunification , Killat remained politically active in associations and citizens' initiatives : Among other things, he is committed to right-wing extremism and racism. From 1991 to 1993 he was assessor in the state committee of the party Alliance 90 / The Greens in Saxony .

On October 13, 2009 he received the Saxon Order of Merit on the occasion of "20 Years of Peaceful Revolution " . On December 7, 2017, he received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Facts & Figures / Honors & Awards - Honorary Citizen on zwickau.de ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 8, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zwickau.de
  2. ↑ All board members: BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN in Saxony (accessed on December 15, 2007)
  3. ↑ Saxon State Chancellery: October 13, 2009 - Award of the Saxon Order of Merit ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ministerpraesident.sachsen.de
  4. ↑ Free Press: Honor - Erwin Killat receives Order of Merit
personal data
SURNAME Killat, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil rights activist, honorary citizen of Zwickau
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1933