Association of Gardeners, Settlers, and Animal Breeders (original) (raw)

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Association of Gardeners, Settlers, and Animal BreedersVKSK

Verband der Kleingärtner, Siedler und Kleintierzüchter
Formation	16 October 1952 (initial)29 November 1959
Founded at	Leipzig
Dissolved	31 December 1990
Headquarters	East Berlin
Location	East Germany
Membership	1.500.000
First Secretary	Erich Angermann (1959–1968)Heinz Schmidtke (1968–1976)Erich Wegner (1976–1990)

The Association of Gardeners, Settlers, and Animal Breeders was a mass organization of the German Democratic Republic from 1959 until shortly after German reunification in 1990. The association worked to assist and improve the economic stances of allotment gardeners and small animal breeders, such as dogs and goats.[1]

Initially founded in 1953, its creation was rejected by the ruling Socialist Unity Party, and it took another six years for the organization to be officially consecrated.

In 1988, the association had over 1.5 million members, and it was officially dissolved on 31 December 1990, two months after reunification.

• National Front (East Germany)
• Peasants Mutual Aid Association

1. ^ Meyers Universallexikon in vier Bänden, Band IV, VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig, 1980, Lizenz-Nr. 433130/90/80, S. 44.