Erich Honecker

Erich Ernst Paul Honecker was a German communist politician who led East Germany from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989. He held the posts of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and Chairman of the National Defense Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as Chairman of the State Council, the official head of state. As leader of East Germany, Honecker had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained a large army in the country.

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General Info

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Full Name

Erich Ernst Paul Honecker

Date of Birth

August 25th, 1912

Age

113

Birth Place

Germany, Saarland

Date of Death