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Günter Schabowski
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German politician (1929-2015)
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Günter Schabowski was a male journalist, politician, and functionary from the German Democratic Republic and Germany. Born in Anklam on January 4, 1929, he was educated at Leipzig University and spoke German. He was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and worked in the fields of journalism and politics. His significant event included the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Schabowski received the Order of Karl Marx, the Banner of Labor, and the Order of Friendship of Peoples. He was convicted of homicide and sentenced to detention. He authored nine works, including *Der Honecker muss weg!*, *Der Zerfall einer Leihmacht*, *Das Politbüro : Ende eines Mythos*, *Wir haben fast alles falsch gemacht*, and *Visiting friends in free Africa*. His archives are held at the German Federal Archives.
He died of a stroke in Berlin on November 1, 2015, due to natural causes. He was buried at Waldfriedhof Dahlem.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Der Honecker muss weg!
- Der Zerfall einer Leihmacht
- Das Politbüro : Ende eines Mythos
- Wir haben fast alles falsch gemacht
- Visiting friends in free Africa
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Key facts
- General secretary
- Egon Krenz
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Position abolished
- Second secretary
- Helmut Müller
- Deputy
- Hajo Herbell Sander Drobela Günter Kertzscher Werner Micke Herbert Naumann
- Constituency
- Berlin-Marzahn, Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin-Hellersdorf, №1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Anklam
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-0504-421, Günter Schabowski.jpg
- Convicted of
- homicide
- Significant event
- fall of the Berlin Wall
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- Commons category
- Günter Schabowski
- date of birth
- 1929-01-04
- date of death
- 2015-11-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Günter Schabowski
- Commons gallery
- Günter Schabowski
- penalty
- detention
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Waldfriedhof Dahlem
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Personal details Born(1929-01-04)4 January 1929 Anklam, Province of Pomerania, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Died1 November 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 86) Berlin, Germany
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