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Hilde Benjamin | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 July 1953 – 14 July 1967 | |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
Preceded by | Max Fechner |
Succeeded by | Kurt Wünsche |
Personal details | |
Born | Hilde Lange 5 February 1902 Bernburg, Province of Saxony, Free State of Prussia, German Empire (now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) |
Died | 18 April 1989 East Berlin, East Germany | (aged 87)
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1927–1946) |
Spouse | Georg Benjamin (1895–1942) |
Alma mater | Friedrich Wilhelm University |
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Hilde Benjamin (née Lange; 5 February 1902 – 18 April 1989) was an East German judge and Minister of Justice of the German Democratic Republic. She is most notorious for presiding over the East German show trials of the 1950s, which drew comparisons to the Nazi Party's Volksgericht show trials under Judge Roland Freisler.[citation needed] Hilde Benjamin is particularly known for being responsible for the politically motivated prosecution of Erna Dorn and Ernst Jennrich.[1][2] In his 1994 inauguration speech German President Roman Herzog cited Hilde Benjamin as a symbol of totalitarianism and injustice, and called both her name and legacy incompatible with the German Constitution and with the rule of law.[3][4]
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