 Following a slight easing of political tensions between the two Germanys, in 1968 the West German authorities grudgingly permitted the emergence of a new incarnation of the Communist Party, officially called the German Communist Party (""Deutsche Kommunistische Partei"" / DKP).Magda Langhans was a founder member in Hamburg, becoming a member of the regional leadership team ("Bezirksleitung").On 27 June 1978 Heinrich Langhans died, leaving Magda Lanhans a widow for her final years.