Harry Spindler
Harry Spindler (born April 9, 1931 , † 1992 ) was a German diplomat . He was the GDR's ambassador to Chile , Cuba , Jamaica , Grenada and Spain .
Life
Spindler was born into a working-class family. He learned the trade of baker and confectioner . Spindler was a member of the SED and from 1950 to 1952 an FDJ functionary in Saxony . From 1953 to 1958 he studied foreign policy and international relations at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations . He completed his studies with a degree in political science. In 1977 he graduated as Dr. phil.
From 1959 to 1964 Spindler worked in the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the SED and from 1964 worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR (MfAA). From 1965 to 1967 he worked as a commercial attaché and from 1970 to 1971 as head of the representation of the Chamber for Foreign Trade of the GDR in Santiago de Chile . From 1971 to 1973 he was ambassador to Chile and then deputy head of the Latin America department at the MfAA. From 1979 to 1983 he was ambassador to Havana , from 1980 to Jamaica and from 1981 also accredited to Grenada. From February 1986 to October 1990 he was ambassador to Madrid .
Fonts
- The peoples of Latin America in the struggle for independence, democracy and social progress . In: Einheit (1961), H. 6, pp. 930-945.
- For a democratic solution to the crisis in the national politics of Canada . In: From the international labor movement (1962), no. 11, pp. 20-21.
- (together with Eberhard Hackethal): Chile - Land on the move . In: Einheit XXVII (1972), H. 1, pp. 76-83.
Awards
- Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze (1972)
literature
- Günther Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 306.
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla. KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 876.
- Siegfried Bock , Ingrid Muth , Hermann Schwiesau: The GDR foreign policy, an overview. Data, facts, people (III) . LIT Verlag Dr. W. Hopf, Berlin 2010, p. 355
Fritz Johne (1963-1967) | Joachim Naumann (1967–1973) | Helmut Bauermeister (1973–1975) Heinz Langer (1975–1979) | Harry Spindler (1979–1983) | Heinz Langer (1983–1986) | Karlheinz Möbus (1986–1990)
Heinz Langer (1977–1979) | Harry Spindler (1980–1983) | Heinz Langer (1984–1986) | Karlheinz Möbus (1986–1990)
Peter Lorf (1973–1975) | Gerhard Korth (1977–1978) | Ernst Walkowski (1978–1986) | Harry Spindler (1986–1990)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spindler, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat, ambassador of the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1931 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1992 |