Chamber of States
The Chamber of States (German: Länderkammer) was the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from its founding in 1949 until 1952, at which time it was largely sidelined, when the five Länder (states) of East Germany ceased to exist and were replaced with smaller administrative regions. The Chamber of States itself was dissolved on 8 December 1958. The lower chamber, which continued in existence until German reunification in 1990, was the People's Chamber (Volkskammer).
Chamber of States Länderkammer | |
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| German Democratic Republic (East Germany) | |
| Type | |
| Type | Upper house |
| History | |
| Established | 1949 |
| Disbanded | 1958 |
| Preceded by | Nazi Reichstag |
| Succeeded by | People's Chamber |
| Seats | 50 |
| Meeting place | |
| Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus | |
Politics of East Germany |
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In the Federal Republic of Germany the expression Länderkammer is sometimes used to denote the Bundesrat although it is not legally classified as a legislative chamber.
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