Rolf Henrich

Rolf Henrich
Born24 February 1944 (1944-02-24) (age 80)
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Occupation(s)Writer, lawyer, politician
Political partySED (1964)
NF (1989)
SPD (1990)
SpouseHeidelore
Children1

Rolf Henrich (born 24 February 1944) is a writer and lawyer.[1] In September 1989 he became a co-founder and leading member of the New Forum movement.[2]

His book "The Custodial State. On the Failure of Real-life Socialism" ("Der vormundschaftliche Staat. Vom Versagen des real existierenden Sozialismus")[3] had appeared in April 1989 and was a powerful stimulus along the route to the Citizens' Movement that within a couple of years had led to the end of the German Democratic Republic as a standalone state.[4]

  1. ^ "Rolf Henrich geb. 1944". Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ Helmut Müller-Enbergs; Jan Wielgohs. "Henrich, Rolf * 24.2.1944 Dissident". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Rolf Henrich (1989). Der vormundschaftliche Staat: Vom Versagen des real existierenden Sozialismus. Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3499125362.
  4. ^ Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk. "Rolf Henrich". Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft e.V., Berlin. Retrieved 27 January 2015.