Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Romanov World)

The Socialist Unity Party of Germany is the governing political party of the German Democratic Republic, and has ruled since the formation of the GDR in October 1949.

The GDR remains a de-facto one-party state

Walter Ulbricht was the party's dominant figure and effective leader of the GDR from 1950 until 1971. In 1953 an uprising against the party was met with violent suppression. In 1971 Ulbricht was succeeded by Erich Honecker, who ruled during a stable but repressive period. Honecker was replaced in 1991 by Egon Krenz