# Walter Ulbricht - First Secretary of the SED (East Germany)

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/walter-ulbricht
Reign: 1950–1971
Born-Died: 1893 - 1973
Dynasty: SED / East Germany
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ulbricht

Leader of East Germany who ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Konrad Adenauer](https://germany-history.com/rulers/konrad-adenauer)
- Succeeded by: [Ludwig Erhard](https://germany-history.com/rulers/ludwig-erhard)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1950 - [Economic Miracle](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1950-economic-miracle)
- 1952 - [Luxembourg Agreement](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1952-luxembourg-agreement)
- 1953 - [East German Uprising](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1953-east-german-uprising)
- 1954 - [Miracle of Bern](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1954-miracle-of-bern)
- 1955 - [West Germany Joins NATO](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1955-west-germany-joins-nato)
- 1957 - [Treaty of Rome](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1957-treaty-of-rome)
- 1961 - [Berlin Wall](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1961-berlin-wall)
- 1963 - [Élysée Treaty](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1963-elysee-treaty)
- 1963 - [Ich bin ein Berliner](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1963-ich-bin-ein-berliner)
- 1963 - [Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1963-frankfurt-auschwitz-trials)
- 1968 - [Student Movement](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1968-student-movement)
- 1970 - [Warsaw Genuflection](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1970-warsaw-genuflection)