Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈhɔnɛkɐ]; 25 August 1912 – 29 Mey 1994) wis a German politeecian who, as the General Secretar o the Socialist Unity Pairty, led the German Democratic Republic frae 1971 till the weeks precedin the faw o the Berlin Waw in 1989.
Erich Honecker | |
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 Honecker in May 1976 | |
| General Secretar o the Central Committee o the Socialist Unity Pairty o Germany | |
| In office 3 Mey 1971 – 18 October 1989 | |
| Precedit bi | Walter Ulbricht |
| Succeedit bi | Egon Krenz |
| Chairman o the State Cooncil o the German Democratic Republic | |
| In office 29 October 1976 – 18 October 1989 | |
| Precedit bi | Willi Stoph |
| Succeedit bi | Egon Krenz |
| Chairman o the Naitional Defense Cooncil o East Germany | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Precedit bi | Walter Ulbricht |
| Succeedit bi | Egon Krenz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1912 Neunkirchen, German Empire |
| Dee'd | 29 Mey 1994 (aged 81) Santiago, Chile |
| Naitionality | German |
| Poleetical pairty | KPD (1922–1946) SED (1946–1989) KPD (1990–1994) |
| Spoose(s) | Charlotte Schanuel (m. 1945; d. 1947) Edith Baumann (m. 1950; div. 1953) Margot Feist (m. 1953) |
| Bairns | 2 |
| Profession | Politeecian |
| Religion | atheists |
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