Stasi

This article is about Stasi, the secret police of East Germany. See Commission Stasi for its other common meaning.

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The Ministerium f?r Staatssicherheit (German for Ministry for State Security), commonly known by the abbreviation Stasi (from Staatssicherheit), was the main security (secret police) and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The Stasi was headquartered in the capital, East Berlin, with an extensive complex in Lichtenberg and several smaller complexes throughout the city. The Stasi was widely regarded as one of the most effective intelligence agencies in the world.

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Secret police: :This article is about the definition of the term 'secret police'. For an actual list of such organizations, see list of secret police organizations....

East Germany: :For the historical eastern German provinces, see Historical Eastern Germany...

Commission Stasi: The French commission Stasi is a commission set up to reflect upon the application of the la?cit? principle. Named after the chair Bernard Stasi, ombudsman of the (French) Republic (m?diateur de la R?publique) since 1998, and consisting of 20 members, it was set up by the president of the Republic J...