Egon Krenz
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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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- Born
- 1937
- Works
- 10
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- 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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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
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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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1937 birthsArticle 7 of the European Convention on Human RightsBLP articles lacking sources from August 2011German communistsGerman people convicted of manslaughterGerman politicians convicted of crimesGerman prisoners and detaineesHeads of state and government who were later imprisonedHeads of state of East GermanyLeaders of East GermanyLiving people