Johannes Dieckmann

President of the Volkskammer

19 January 1893 Fischerhude, Hanover, Imperial Germany

22 February 1969(1969-02-22) (76) East Berlin, East Germany

7 October 1949 – 22 February 1969

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Johannes Dieckmann" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2014 ) Johannes Dieckmann (19 January 1893 – 22 February 1969) was a German journalist and politician. He served as president of the People's Chamber (Volkskammer), the parliament of East Germany, from 1949 to 1969. As such he was acting head of state after the death of President Wilhelm Pieck in 1960.