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Günter Schabowski

1929 - 2015

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Günter Schabowski ([ˈɡʏntɐ ʃaˈbɔfski]; 4 January 1929 – 1 November 2015) was a German politician who served as an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands abbreviated SED), the ruling party during most of the existence of East Germany. After climbing up the party ladder, he became the regime's unofficial spokesman. He gained worldwide fame in November 1989 when he improvised a slightly mistaken answer to a press conference question about the future of the Berlin Wall, that seemed to announce the Wall's immediate end and raised popular expectations much more rapidly than the government planned. Massive crowds gathered at the Wall the same night, which forced its opening after 28 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günter Schabowski is the 3,265th most popular politician (down from 2,810th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Germany (down from 744th in 2019) and the 241st most popular German Politician.

Günter Schabowski is most famous for the announcement of the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Günter Schabowski ranks 3,265 out of 19,576. Before him are Junichiro Koizumi, Yazdegerd II, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Nobusuke Kishi, Regalianus, and Elio Di Rupo. After him are Wang Xizhi, Gudrun Burwitz, Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Musa ibn Nusayr, Ernak, and Canute VI of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Günter Schabowski ranks 62. Before him are Bruno Cremer, John Cassavetes, James Last, Jean Simmons, Bill Evans, and Zoltán Czibor. After him are Gudrun Burwitz, Gerald Edelman, Paul Lauterbur, Alfred Moisiu, Bernard Haitink, and Yevgeny Primakov. Among people deceased in 2015, Günter Schabowski ranks 47. Before him are Benedict Anderson, Douglass North, Fatema Mernissi, James Last, Colleen McCullough, and René Girard. After him are Yitzhak Navon, Yevgeny Primakov, Boris Nemtsov, Frei Otto, Faten Hamama, and Mathieu Kérékou.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günter Schabowski ranks 849 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), and Kurt Schwitters (1887). After him are Max Schmeling (1905), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Albert of Saxony (1828), Karl Harrer (1890), and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Günter Schabowski ranks 241. Before him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Juana Bormann (1893), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), and Otto Ernst Remer (1912). After him are Gudrun Burwitz (1929), Albert of Saxony (1828), Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311), Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371), Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759), and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800).

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