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Erich Honecker

1912 - 1994

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Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈhɔnɛkɐ]; 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 November 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 was viewed as a dictator. During his leadership, the country had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained a large army in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Honecker is the 445th most popular politician (down from 365th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Germany (down from 101st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular German Politician.

Erich Honecker was the leader of the German Democratic Republic from 1971 to 1989. He is most famous for being in charge of the GDR during the time of the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Erich Honecker ranks 445 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward III of England, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Henry V of England, Ahmed III, Edward II of England, and Frederick William III of Prussia. After him are Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Eva Perón, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximinus II, Hussein of Jordan, and Lapu-Lapu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Erich Honecker ranks 5. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Kim Il-sung, Alan Turing, and Eva Braun. After him are Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, and John Cage. Among people deceased in 1994, Erich Honecker ranks 6. Before him are Kim Il-sung, Ayrton Senna, Richard Nixon, Karl Popper, and Charles Bukowski. After him are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, Linus Pauling, and Burt Lancaster.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erich Honecker ranks 124 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Arminius (-17), and Frederick William III of Prussia (1770). After him are Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), and Pope Clement II (1005).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Erich Honecker ranks 33. Before him are Peter III of Russia (1728), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), William the Silent (1533), and Frederick William III of Prussia (1770). After him are Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), and Leopold I of Belgium (1790).

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