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Flüchtlinge als politisches Instrument: chilenische Emigranten in der DDR 1973-1989

Refugees as a political instrument: Chilean emigrants in the GDR between 1973 and 1989
[journal article]

Maurin, Jost

Abstract

Nach dem Militärputsch gegen die chilenische Linksregierung am 11. September 1973 flohen circa 2000 Chilenen in die DDR. Der Verfasser zeigt, dass die SED-Führung bei der Aufnahme der Flüchtlinge nicht von humanitären Motiven geleitet war. Honecker und seine Funktionäre wollten vielmehr die Position... view more

Nach dem Militärputsch gegen die chilenische Linksregierung am 11. September 1973 flohen circa 2000 Chilenen in die DDR. Der Verfasser zeigt, dass die SED-Führung bei der Aufnahme der Flüchtlinge nicht von humanitären Motiven geleitet war. Honecker und seine Funktionäre wollten vielmehr die Position des Sozialismus in Chile und ihre eigene Machtstellung in Ostdeutschland stärken. Daher benutzten sie die Flüchtlinge für ihre Propaganda, manipulierten deren politische Parteien und halfen Revolutionären, sich in Chile zu verstecken und zu organisieren. Die DDR-Führung zwang die chilenischen Flüchtlinge, in der Regel Intellektuelle, weit unter ihrer beruflichen Qualifikation zu arbeiten, schränkte ihre Reisefreiheit ein und unterdrückte politischen Dissens mit geheimdienstlichen Mitteln. (ICEÜbers)... view less


'After the military coup against the leftist government of Chile on September 11 th 1973, some 2000 Chileans fled to the GDR. This article shows that the SED-leadership hardly pursued humanitarian motives in welcoming them. Honecker and his functionaries rather wanted to strengthen both the position... view more

'After the military coup against the leftist government of Chile on September 11 th 1973, some 2000 Chileans fled to the GDR. This article shows that the SED-leadership hardly pursued humanitarian motives in welcoming them. Honecker and his functionaries rather wanted to strengthen both the position of socialism in Chile as well as their own power in Eastern Germany. Therefore they used the refugees for their propaganda, manipulated their political parties and helped 'revolutionaries' to hide and organize themselves in Chile. The GDR authorities forced the Chilean refugees - who were mostly intellectuals - to work in jobs well below their professional qualifications, restricted their freedom of travel and suppressed possible dissent among them through means of the secret police.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
propaganda; Latin America; political asylum; German Democratic Republic (GDR); gainful employment; dissident; freedom of movement; Chile; Andean Region; refugee; South America; developing country

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Migration, Sociology of Migration

Method
descriptive study; historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2005

Page/Pages
p. 345-374

Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 2 (2005) 2

ISSN
1612-9008

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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