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Egon Krenz

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Also known as Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz

German politician, communist leader of East Germany

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Egon Krenz was a German communist politician who briefly led East Germany in 1989, near the end of the Cold War. He is historically significant because he presided over the country during its final months before the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1937
Works
10

Top works

  • Vor Tageslicht
  • "Ich will hier nicht das letzte Wort"
  • Beginn der Wende und Erneuerung
  • Das Wohl des Volkes ist unser elementarer Leitsatz
  • Staat und Recht bei der weiteren Entfaltung der Vorzüge und Triebkräfte der sozialistischen Gesellschaft

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Film & TV

Acting · Kolberg, Prussia, Germany [now Kołobrzeg, Poland]

Known for

  • Kommunist2026
  • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Druzhba: The Friendship Pipeline — Self2021
  • Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR — Self2020
  • The Forgotten Army — Self2017
  • Panorama - die Reporter — Self2008
  • The Red Elvis — Himself2007
  • Links-Rechts — himself2006
  • Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Leben — Self - Interviewee2003
  • Die Sekretäre — Self1999

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Listeners
3
Total plays
10

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Encyclopedic overview

Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities 1983–1989Youth 1983–1989Sports 1983–1989Security Affairs 1983–1989State and Legal Affairs

Personal details BornEgon Rudi Ernst Krenz (1937-03-19) 19 March 1937 89) Kolberg, Germany

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