'''Walter Ulbricht''' (1893 - 1973) was the [[Communism|Communist]] dictator of the [[German Democratic Republic]] and head of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]. He played a keyrole at the foundation of the [[Warsaw Pact]]. In 1961 Ulbricht built the [[Berlin Wall]] to stop the refugee flood to [[Berlin|West Berlin]]. Ulbricht gave up his post in 1971 and was replaced by [[Willi Stoph]].<ref>http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/WalterUlbricht.asp</ref>
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[[File:Ulbricht and Goebbels 1931.png|thumb|right|380px|Ulbricht speaking in 1931; [[Joseph Goebbels]] is seated at the front left. The two organized the [[Berlin transport strike]] the following year.]]
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'''Walter Ulbricht''' (June 30, 1893 – August 1, 1973) was the [[Communist]] dictator of the [[German Democratic Republic]] and head of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]. He played a keyrole at the foundation of the [[Warsaw Pact]]. In 1961 Ulbricht built the [[Berlin Wall]] to stop the refugee flood to [[Berlin|West Berlin]]. Ulbricht gave up his post in 1971 and was replaced by [[Willi Stoph]].<ref>[https://archive.vn/H2S6t Walter Ulbricht]. ''The Cold War Museum'' via ''Archive.vn''. Retrieved December 15, 2022.</ref>