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    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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    taking in the former East German dictator Erich Honecker and his wife Margot after the Volkskammer seized Honecker's property. Holmer was born on 6 February...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    supported his ouster; Erich Honecker replaced him. While the Ulbricht government had experimented with liberal reforms, the Honecker government reversed...
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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    several other members of the Politbüro, turned on the longtime SED leader Erich Honecker and forced him to step down in favor of Egon Krenz. As part of the effort...
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  • Cayo Blanco del Sur was renamed in a ceremony during a state visit by Erich Honecker. After the reunification of Germany, a claim could be made that Ernst...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    tens of thousands of media-informed East Germans set off for Hungary. Erich Honecker dictated to the Daily Mirror for the Pan-European Picnic: "Habsburg...
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  • student from the Soviet Union) and Alex begin dating shortly afterward. Erich Honecker resigns, Egon Krenz takes over, the borders are opened, the Berlin Wall...
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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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    gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall! In January 1989, GDR leader Erich Honecker predicted that the Wall would stand for 50 or 100 more years if the...
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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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  • Honecker is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Martin Honecker (1888–1941), German philosopher & psychologist Erich Honecker (1912–1994)...
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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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