Communist Party of Germany

:This article deals with the original KPD. For information on later groups using the same name, see Communist Party of Germany (disambiguation).

Post-World War II

In East Germany

After World War II, Soviet occupation authorities forced the KPD to merge with the Social Democrats into the Socialist Unity Party (German: Sozialistiche Einheitspartei Deutschlands, or SED), which became the sole governing power in East Germany.

Related Topics:
World War II - Soviet - Socialist Unity Party - German - East Germany

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After German reunification, the SED became the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), which is still influential. As of 2004, Berlin is governed by a PDS/SPD coalition.

Related Topics:
German reunification - Party of Democratic Socialism - 2004 - Berlin

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In West Germany

In West Germany, the KPD was banned in 1956 by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Parts of its membership later founded the German Communist Party (DKP), which still exists.

Related Topics:
West Germany - 1956 - Federal Constitutional Court of Germany - German Communist Party

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