18 March: Alliance for Germany
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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This is one of the campaign posters issued by the Alliance for Germany, for the first and only free parliamentary elections (‘Volkskammerwahl’) in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on the 18th of March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.
The poster is in the style of a news sheet and is designed to show the geneal political aims of the Alliance.At first the aims of the Alliance had to be communicated in joint appeals and statements. This was mainly done through advertisements in the big newspapers and those messages were then repeated at the posters. The central slogan was: ‘Nie wieder Sozialismus’ - ‘Never again Socialism’.
The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on the 5th of February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President.
The CDU (Chistian Democratic Union), DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for the East German CDU.
The poster is in the style of a news sheet and is designed to show the geneal political aims of the Alliance.At first the aims of the Alliance had to be communicated in joint appeals and statements. This was mainly done through advertisements in the big newspapers and those messages were then repeated at the posters. The central slogan was: ‘Nie wieder Sozialismus’ - ‘Never again Socialism’.
The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on the 5th of February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President.
The CDU (Chistian Democratic Union), DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for the East German CDU.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph printed in black, red and yellow on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, lithograph, news-sheet style, '18 March: Alliance for Germany', issued for the campaign of the 'Alliance for Germany' for first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990 |
| Physical description | Comprises double-sided sheet of text. On the reverse is a composite photographic image of the Brandenburg Gate, a rainbow and text reading, 'Freiheit Statt Sozialismus'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '18 März:
Allianz für Deutschland
Nie wieder Sozialismus'
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| Historical context | The Alliance for Germany was formed on 5 february 1990 in west Berlin. It was a right wing coalition of the Democratic Awakening, the German Social Union and the Christian Democratic Union, who agreed to conduct a joint election campaign. Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of West Germany attended the meeting and promised them his party’s full support, including funding. The coalition parties did not however form one faction after the election despite pressure from their West German counterparts. |
| Production | News-sheet promoting the Alliance for Germany coalition in the campaign for the East German election of 18 March 1990 |
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| Summary | This is one of the campaign posters issued by the Alliance for Germany, for the first and only free parliamentary elections (‘Volkskammerwahl’) in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on the 18th of March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany. The poster is in the style of a news sheet and is designed to show the geneal political aims of the Alliance.At first the aims of the Alliance had to be communicated in joint appeals and statements. This was mainly done through advertisements in the big newspapers and those messages were then repeated at the posters. The central slogan was: ‘Nie wieder Sozialismus’ - ‘Never again Socialism’. The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on the 5th of February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President. The CDU (Chistian Democratic Union), DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for the East German CDU. |
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| Accession number | E.3079-1990 |
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