Rudolf Paul

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Dr. Rudolf Paul (30 July 1893, Gera - 28 February 1978) was a German politician. He studied law in Berlin and Leipzig and practiced as a lawyer in Gera. He was a member of the German Democratic Party until its dissolution in 1933. Under the Nazi Regime, he was banned from his profession. Paul was appointed as mayor of Gera on May 7, 1945 by the American city commander. After the American retreat from Thuringia, the Soviet military administration appointed him as first Minister-President of the state on July 16, 1945. He became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in 1946. On September 1, 1947, he fled into the American occupation zone.

v t e Minister-Presidents of Thuringia

Weimar period (1920-1933)	Arnold Rudolf Paulssen August Frölich Richard Leutheußer Arnold Rudolf Paulssen Erwin Baum

Nazi period (1933-1945)	Fritz Sauckel Willy Marschler

Soviet administration / DDR (1945-1990)	Hermann Brill Rudolf Paul Werner Eggerath state abolished 1990

Federal Republic of Germany (since 1990)	Josef Duchac Bernhard Vogel Dieter Althaus Christine Lieberknecht

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Name	Paul, Rudolf
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Date of birth	30 July 1893
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Date of death	28 February 1978
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