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Egon Krenz
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German politician, communist leader of East Germany
Egon Krenz was a German communist politician who briefly led East Germany in 1989, near the end of the Cold War. He is historically significant because he presided over the country during its final months before the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification.
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It sits within the topics 1937 births, Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights and BLP articles lacking sources from August 2011.
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Film & TV
Kolberg, Prussia, Germany [now Kołobrzeg, Poland]
Known for
- Kommunist2026
- Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War — Self (archive footage)2024
- Druzhba: The Friendship Pipeline — Self2021
- Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR — Self2020
- The Forgotten Army — Self2017
- Panorama - die Reporter — Self2008
- The Red Elvis — Himself2007
- Links-Rechts — himself2006
- Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Leben — Self - Interviewee2003
- Die Sekretäre — Self1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernst
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Kołobrzeg
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Polytechnic Secondary School
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- atheism
- Military branch
- National People's Army
- Military rank
- non-commissioned officer
- Image
- Egon Krenz 2007.jpg
- Residence
- Dierhagen
- Convicted of
- Schießbefehl
- Political ideology
- communism
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- Commons category
- Egon Krenz
- date of birth
- 1937-03-19
- name in native language
- Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities 1983–1989Youth 1983–1989Sports 1983–1989Security Affairs 1983–1989State and Legal Affairs
Personal details BornEgon Rudi Ernst Krenz (1937-03-19) 19 March 1937 89) Kolberg, Germany
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