Stasi
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Employees | 91,015 (1989) |
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Headquarters | East Berlin |
Ceased operations | March 31, 1990 |
Motto | Schild und Schwert der Partei; (Shield and sword of the Party) |
Founders | Volkskammer |
Founded | February 8 |
1950 | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1215372 |
About Stasi
The Ministry for State Security or State Security Service, commonly known as the Stasi, was the official state security service of the German Democratic Republic. It has been described as one of the most effective and repressive intelligence and secret police agencies ever to have existed.