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He succeeded Erich Honecker as the General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) but was forced to resign only weeks later when the Berlin Wall fell. [3] Throughout his career, Krenz held a number of prominent positions in the SED. He was Honecker's deputy from 1984 until he succeeded him in 1989 amid protests against ...
On 17 October 1989, Egon Krenz, Honecker's protégé and youngest Politburo member, deposed Honecker in the Politburo. Honecker announced his resignation a day later in the Central Committee, citing his failing health, and proposed Krenz as his successor. Hans Modrow (1928–2023) 1 December 1989 ↓ 12 April 1990 — Chairman of the Council of ...
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈhɔnɛkɐ]; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) [7] 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 November 1989.
Erich Honecker, head of state (1971–1989) In 1971, Ulbricht was removed from leadership after Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev supported his ouster; [51] Erich Honecker replaced him. While the Ulbricht government had experimented with liberal reforms, the Honecker government reversed them.
On 18 October 1989, the 77-year-old Erich Honecker was replaced as the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party by Egon Krenz. After the vote to oust Honecker passed, Stasi chief Erich Mielke "got nasty," and accused Honecker of political corruption. Honecker responded that Mielke should not open his mouth so much. [72]
After Volkskammer elections in 1976, Honecker re-arranged the state and party leadership structure. Believing that Stoph's successor as prime minister, Horst Sindermann, was too liberal on economic matters, Honecker replaced him with Stoph. Stoph delivering New Year's Eve address to the East German people, 1974
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. German political party The Left Die Linke Chairpersons Ines Schwerdtner Jan van Aken Deputy Chairpersons Ates Gürpinar Luise Neuhaus-Wartenberg [de] Sabine Ritter [de] Maximilian Schirmer [de] Secretary Janis Ehling Founded 16 June 2007 (2007-06-16) Merger of PDS WASG Headquarters Karl ...
Upon Erich Honecker's rise to power in 1971, he replaced Ulbricht as chairman of the NVR. Egon Krenz became chairman of the NVR on 24 October 1989 following Honecker's resignation as state and party leader, but held on to power himself for only a few weeks in the wake of the Die Wende and the fall of the Berlin Wall.