Erich Honecker

Erich Honecker

male, deceased (1994)
German, German Democratic Republic, SED, Communism, German re-unification, LeaderofEastGermany…East German
Erich Honecker was an East German Communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until 1989. After German...
Egon Krenz

Egon Krenz

male, 72 years old
German, politician, German native of Pomerania, SED, German Democratic Republic, East German…LeaderofEastGermany, leader of the GDR after Honecker
Egon Krenz (born 19 March, 1937) is a former German Communist politician, who briefly served as leader of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in...
Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ulbricht

male, deceased (1973)
German Democratic Republic, German Military, World War I, From Leipzig, statesman, atheist…LeaderofEastGermany, Hero of the Soviet Union, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, East German, German veteran of World War I
Walter Ulbricht (June 30, 1893 - August 1, 1973) was a German communist statesman. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to...
Hans Modrow

Hans Modrow

male, 81 years old
Jasienica, German Left Party politician, Party of Democratic Socialism, Electoral fraud, Volkssturm, Premier of the German Democratic Republic…Federal Court of Justice of Germany, prisoner of war, LeaderofEastGermany, Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Hans Modrow (born January 27, 1928) is a German politician, best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. He currently is the honorary...
Wilhelm Pieck

Wilhelm Pieck

male, deceased (1960)
statesman, Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck, German, LeaderofEastGermany, Communism, communist…born in Guben, Germany, President of East Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck (January 3, 1876 - September 7, 1960) was a German communist, statesman and president of East Germany.
Willi Stoph

Willi Stoph

male, deceased (1999)
German, prime minister, communist, LeaderofEastGermany, politician, From Berlin…East German, German veteran of World War II
Willi Stoph (9 July 1914 - 13 April 1999) was an East German politician. He served as Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of the...
Otto Grotewohl

Otto Grotewohl

male, deceased (1964)
Blood cancer, Majakowskiring, Order of Karl-Marx, Pankow, East Berlin, braunschweig…Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany, East German, LeaderofEastGermany
Otto Grotewohl (March 11, 1894 - September 21 1964) was an East German politician. Grotewohl was born in Braunschweig. A leader of the Social...
Horst Sindermann

Horst Sindermann

male, deceased (1990)
Ministerrat, From dresden, communist, politburo, LeaderofEastGermany, chemnitz…Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany, East German, Chairman of the Council of Minister
Horst Sindermann (September 5, 1915 - April 20, 1990) was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (GDR) from 1973 to 1976. Born in...
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

female, 63 years old
Protestant, Heads of state, conservative, woman, bundestag, cdu…head of state, LeaderofEastGermany, Government minister of Germany, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany, Council of State of the GDR
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born April 20, 1946) is a German conservative politician who served as the last head of state of East Germany (the German...