What is Herbert Mies?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0226-325, Bonn, Besuch Volkskammer-Delegation, Sindermann.jpg|thumb|250px|Mies (left) in [[Bonn]], February 1986]] '''Herbert Mies''' (23 February 1929 &ndash; 14 January 2017) was a [[Germans|German]] politician. He joined the [[Communist Party of Germany]] (KPD) in 1945. He was the [[chairman]] of the party from 1973 to 1989. He was a winner of the 1985&ndash;86 [[Lenin Peace Prize]]. He was born in [[Mannheim]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]. Mies died on 14 January 2017 in Mannheim at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/regional/aktuelles/baden-wuerttemberg/frueherer-dkpvorsitzender-herbert-mies-gestorben-49790206.bild.html#fromWall|title=Früherer DKP-Vorsitzender Herbert Mies gestorben|work=[[Bild]]|date=15 January 2017|access-date=15 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mies, Herbert}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:German communist politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Mannheim]] {{Bio-stub}}