Ulrike Poppe

Ulrike Poppe (original name Ulrike Wick; born 26 January 1953 in Rostock, GDR) was a member of the East German opposition. In 1982 she founded the "Women for Peace" network and in 1985 joined the Initiative for Peace and Human Rights. In 1989 she joined Democracy Now.

Poppe in 2012

Poppe was a victim of the Stasi's Zersetzung psychological warfare program.

In 1995 she was awarded the Order of Merit and in 2000 the Gustav Heinemann Prize.

Since 2001 she has been married to Claus Offe.

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