Erich Honecker

Erich Honecker

Born
August 25, 1912
Died
May 29, 1994

Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (25 August 1912 - 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (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…

Biography

Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (25 August 1912 - 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (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 Defence Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as Chairman of the State Council, the official head of state. As the leader of East Germany, Honecker had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained a large army in the country.

Self

Mein Land will nicht verschwinden(2025)as Self
Ein Tag in der DDREin Tag in der DDR(2023)as Self
The Berlin Wall: From Construction to Demolition(2022)as Self
Goodbye DDR(1992)as Self
8 dagar8 dagar(1987)as Self - DDR Politician

Archive Footage

VOX NachrichtenVOX Nachrichten(1993)as Self
Mysteries of the AbandonedMysteries of the Abandoned(2017)as Self - East German leader
Guten Morgen ÖsterreichGuten Morgen Österreich(2016)as Self
The Helsinki EffectThe Helsinki Effect(2025)as Self
Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebstDer Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst(2010)as Self

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