Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈhɔnɛkɐ]; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic...
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Volksbildung) of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). She was married to Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party from 1971 to...
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Edith Baumann (redirect from Edith Honecker-Baumann)
both the dates of marriage and divorce (see below), she was married to Erich Honecker, at that time the chairman of the Free German Youth organisation, and...
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Uwe Holmer (section Sheltering Erich Honecker)
taking in the former East German dictator Erich Honecker and his wife Margot after the legislature seized Honecker's property. Holmer was born on 9 February...
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supported his ouster; Erich Honecker replaced him. While the Ulbricht government had experimented with liberal reforms, the Honecker government reversed...
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still supported Ulbricht's leadership: Free German Youth League chief Erich Honecker and Party Control Commission Chairman Hermann Matern. Ulbricht only...
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Berlin Wall graffiti art. The painting depicts Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a socialist fraternal kiss, reproducing a photograph taken in 1979...
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Republic (East Germany) during the Revolutions of 1989. He succeeded Erich Honecker as the General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany...
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State Security and the Soviet Army. In 1971, Ulbricht was succeeded by Erich Honecker who presided over a stable period in the development of the GDR until...
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East German jokes (section Honecker)
figures, such as Socialist Party General Secretary Erich Honecker or State Security Minister Erich Mielke, who headed the Stasi secret police. Elements...
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The visit of Erich Honecker to West Germany took place between 7–11 September 1987 in his official capacity as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity...
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from the West had become vital for the GDR's survival. In the 1980s, Erich Honecker refused to implement liberalizing reforms, which alienated the GDR from...
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for "health reasons" and replacement as First Secretary in 1971 by Erich Honecker with Soviet approval. Ulbricht suffered a stroke and died in 1973. Ulbricht...
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Deadly Love, depicting the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker. Vrubel was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. His surname is a russification...
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itself. Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Erich Honecker, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party...
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West Germany and greater human rights protections. 18 October 1989 – Erich Honecker removed as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany...
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official state car of the leader of the German Democratic Republic, Erich Honecker. Three 1985 models were converted during 1989 ahead of a planned state...
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Burghardt, Roman Chwalek, Kurt Seibt 1969: Walter Beling, Paul Dessau, Erich Honecker, Jürgen Kuczynski, Hermann Matern, Albert Norden, Willi Stoph, Lotte...
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Cayo Blanco del Sur was renamed in a ceremony during a state visit by Erich Honecker. But after the reunification of Germany, when a German newspaper tried...
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administration in charge. The song's lyrics refer directly to East German leader Erich Honecker, who took offense to the song. The melody is based on the 1941 swing...
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longtime party leader Walter Ulbricht, but his ascendancy was checked by Erich Honecker. After Ulbricht's death in 1973, Stoph became Chairman of the Council...
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against Nazi Germany. After World War II, former RFB members such as Erich Honecker and Erich Mielke were actively involved in the creation of the first police...
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resigned in 1957 after clashes with Ulbricht and Erich Honecker, and was succeeded by his deputy, Erich Mielke. In 1957, Markus Wolf became head of the...
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re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected...
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student from the Soviet Union) and Alex begin dating shortly afterwards. Erich Honecker resigns, Egon Krenz takes over, the borders are opened, the Berlin Wall...
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At times, Naumann was the unofficial number two to General Secretary Erich Honecker and seen as his potential successor. He was also appointed in May 1976...
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handle the situation, but Erich Honecker of East Germany pressed for military action. In a formal letter to Brezhnev, Honecker proposed a joint military...
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also be seen as a parody of a famous picture with Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker kissing at the celebrations of the 30th birthday of the former German...
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re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected...
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behind "a facade of social normality" in a form of "silent repression". Erich Honecker's succession to Walter Ulbricht as First Secretary of the Socialist Unity...
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