Franz Rydz
Franz Rydz | |
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Rydz (left of center) in 1977 | |
| Head of the Sports Sector in the Security Affairs Department of the Central Committee of the SED | |
| In office January 1953 – 20 May 1959 | |
| Secretary | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Hellmann |
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| Born | Franz Rydz 27 May 1927 Salsitz, Province of Saxony, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) |
| Died | 20 November 1989 (aged 62) Kienbaum, Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide by firearm |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party |
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Franz Rydz (27 May 1927 – 20 November 1989) was a high-ranking East German sports official and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).
Rydz started his career in the SED apparatus, later serving as a high-ranking official in several East German sports organizations, including as vice president of the German Gymnastics and Sports Federation and the German Football Association of the German Democratic Republic.
Early on during the Peaceful Revolution, Rydz shot himself.