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Hans Modrow

1928 - 2023

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Hans Modrow (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈmoːdʁo]; 27 January 1928 – 10 February 2023) was a German politician best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. Coming into office amidst the Peaceful Revolution, he was the de facto leader of East Germany through the winter of 1989-90. He presided over a transitional government, paving the way to the first and only free elections in East Germany. His cabinet was the last over which the SED presided, as well as the first to include opposition members. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Modrow is the 4,457th most popular politician (down from 3,829th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Poland (down from 224th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Polish Politician.

Hans Modrow was the last Prime Minister of East Germany. He was most famous for being the last prime minister of East Germany.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans Modrow ranks 4,457 out of 19,576. Before him are Edigu, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Sverker II of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, Yigal Allon, and Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Thomas of Bosnia, Emperor Qianshao of Han, Adela of France, Hisham II, Giovanni Leone, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Hans Modrow ranks 74. Before him are Pat Hitchcock, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Giampiero Boniperti, Zhu Rongji, Carl Woese, and Tommaso Buscetta. After him are Gustav Leonhardt, Lina Wertmüller, Capucine, Musa al-Sadr, Gaston Thorn, and Tony Richardson. Among people deceased in 2023, Hans Modrow ranks 72. Before him are Matthew Perry, Dubravka Ugrešić, Milan Milutinović, Mark Margolis, William Friedkin, and Gordon Moore. After him are Dick Fosbury, Charles Simic, Gianluca Vialli, Renata Scotto, Superstar Billy Graham, and Álvaro Colom.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Hans Modrow ranks 250 out of 1,694. Before him are Martin Agricola (1486), Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930), Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822), and Otto von Below (1857). After him are Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919), Akiba Rubinstein (1880), Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927), Itzhak Stern (1901), Johannes Zukertort (1842), and Hagen Kleinert (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Hans Modrow ranks 62. Before him are Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Yisrael Kristal (1903), Anna von Schweidnitz (1339), Przemysł II (1257), and Władysław II the Exile (1105). After him are Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), Franz Mehring (1846), Władysław I Herman (1043), Dieter Wisliceny (1911), and Victor Klemperer (1881).

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