Horst Sindermann

Horst Sindermann (September 5, 1915 in Dresden - April 20, 1990 in East Berlin) was a German communist politician.
Sindermann was a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) till 1946, and afterwards a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).
During the war he was imprisoned in several concentration camps.
He was Prime Minister of East Germany from 1973 to 1976, and President of the Volkskammer from 1976 to 1989.