member_of_political_party harry tisch
Harry Tisch ( March 28 , 1927 in Heinrichswalde -- June 18 , 1995 ) was the head of the Free German Trade ___MASK74___ Federation between 1975 and 1989 . The Free German Trade ___MASK74___ Federation , in German " Freier Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund " ( FDGB ), was an East German organisation that existed between 1946 and 1990 . It was part of the ___MASK78___ and had representatives in the Volkskammer . The People ' s Chamber ( German : Volkskammer ) was the unicameral legislature of the German Democratic ___MASK28___ ( East Germany ). From its founding in 1949 until the first free elections on 18 March 1990 , all members of the " Volkskammer " were elected via a list controlled by the ___MASK17___ ( SED ), called the National Front . Despite the appearance of a multi - party system , all these Bloc parties were completely subservient to the SED . In addition , seats were also allocated to various mass organizations affiliated with the SED , such as the Free German Youth . Heinrichswalde is a municipality in the Vorpommern - Greifswald district , in Mecklenburg - Vorpommern , Germany . Germany , officially the Federal ___MASK28___ of Germany , is a federal parliamentary ___MASK28___ in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , Germany is the most populous member state of the European ___MASK74___ . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . Germany ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf .