Joscha schmierer pol pot biography
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Joscha Schmierer
German politician and writer
Hans-Gerhard Schmierer | |
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Schmierer in 2011 | |
| Born | (1942-04-01) April 1, 1942 (age 82) Stuttgart, Germany |
| Other names | Joscha Schmierer |
| Known for | Involvement in politics |
Hans-Gerhart "Joscha" Schmierer (born 1 April 1942) is a German politician, author, and former radical activist. He has been a significant figure in left-wing politics and later transitioned into roles in international relations and policy advisory.
Life
[edit]Joscha Schmierer was born in Stuttgart. He initially aimed for an academic career and planned to earn a Ph.D. under the mentorship of historian Werner Conze. However, in a 1969 public forum, Schmierer dramatically hurled eggs at Conze to protest his defense of the Wehrmacht's actions in Eastern Europe. This act not only made headlines but also terminated his academic pursuits.[1]
In the late '60s, Schmierer was active in student politics, serving on the na
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Cold War Myopia
Patel, Kiran Klaus. "Cold War Myopia: Germany’s World in the 1970s and its Relations with Cambodia". Volume 2 West Germany, the Global South and the Cold War, edited bygd Agnes Bresselau von Bressensdorf, Christian Ostermann and Elke Seefried, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2017, pp. 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110522990-003
Patel, K. (2017). Cold War Myopia: Germany’s World in the 1970s and its Relations with Cambodia. In A. Bresselau von Bressensdorf, C. Ostermann & E. Seefried (Ed.), Volume 2 West Germany, the Global South and the Cold War (pp. 63-76). Berlin, Boston: dem Gruyter Oldenbourg. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110522990-003
Patel, K. 2017. Cold War Myopia: Germany’s World in the 1970s and its Relations with Cambodia. In: Bresselau von Bressensdorf, A., Ostermann, C. and Seefried, E. ed. Volume 2 West Germany, the Global South and the Cold War. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, pp. 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110522990-003
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Communist League of West Germany
Maoist communist organization in West Germany, 1973–1985
Not to be confused with Communist League (West Germany) or League of West German Communists.
The Communist League of West Germany[1] (Kommunistischer Bund Westdeutschland; KBW) was a Maoist organization in West Germany which existed from 1973 until 1985. The KBW contested the general elections in 1976 and 1980 in West Germany and was rated as the strongest of the German Maoist parties from 1974 until 1981. After 1982 the KBW was virtually inactive and was finally dissolved completely in 1985.
A number of the former KBW members became more conserservative politicians ("Realos") at The Greens: Reinhard Bütikofer, Winfried Kretschmann, Ursula Lötzer, Krista Sager, Ralf Fücks und Ulla Schmidt.
History
[edit]The KBW was formed at a conference held in Bremen in June 1973 as a fusion of various local communist groups from Heidelberg,[2] Bremen,[3]Götti