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Erich Honecker

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former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)

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Erich Honecker was a German politician, resistance fighter, and head of state who served as Chairman of the State Council. A member of the Communist Party of Germany and later the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, he was also an autobiographer. His citizenship included the Territory of the Saar Basin, the German Democratic Republic, and Germany. He was educated at the International Lenin School and held an atheistic worldview.

Born in Neunkirchen in 1912, Honecker died of liver cancer in La Reina in 1994. He was buried at Santiago General Cemetery in Chile, where he had resided. His residences also included Moscow, Moabit Prison, and Brandenburg-Görden Prison. He was detained at Moabit Prison. Honecker was married to Edith Baumann and Margot Honecker.

During his career, he received several awards, including the Order of José Martí, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution, and Banner of Labor. His given names were Erich, Ernst, and Paul.

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Neunkirchen, Germany

Erich Honecker was a German politician who, as the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, led the German Democratic Republic from 1971 until 1989.

Known for

  • Kommunist — (Archivaufnahmen)2026
  • Stasi FC — Self (Archive Footage)2025
  • Stasi: A State Against Its People — Self (archive footage)2021
  • The Cars We Drove into Capitalism — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Der Maler Willi Sitte - Ein Leben zwischen Kunst und Politik — Self - Staatsratsvorsitzender der DDR2021
  • Das Ende der NVA - Wie die Bundeswehr die DDR Volksarmee übernahm — Archive Footage2020
  • Honeckers letzte Reise — Self2019
  • Karl Marx und seine Erben — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Fatal News — Self (archive footage)2016
  • This Ain't California — Self - Politician (archive footage)2012

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Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Neunkirchen
Place of death
La Reina
Occupation
resistance fighter
Educated at
International Lenin School
Political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Religion
atheism
Award
Gold medal with hero rank of GDR
Image
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R1220-401, Erich Honecker.jpg
Residence
Brandenburg-Görden Prison
Political ideology
communism
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Commons category
Erich Honecker
date of birth
1912-08-25
date of death
1994-05-29
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Erich Honecker
cause of death
liver cancer
place of burial
Santiago
name in native language
Erich Honecker
manner of death
natural causes
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Category:Erich Honecker
place of detention
Moabit Prison
influenced by
Leonid Brezhnev
different from
Eric Honegger
birth name
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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German Federal Archives
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Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities 1988–1989International Relations (de facto) 1961–1989Cadre Affairs 1971–1989Trafficking 1956–1983Security Affairs 1971–1977General Department 1958–1971Party Organs 1958–1971Youth 1958–1971Women 1967–1971Sports

Personal details Born(1912-08-25)25 August 1912 Neunkirchen, Germany

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