Günter Schabowski
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Günter Schabowski was an East German politician and SED official whose mistaken announcement at a 1989 press conference effectively opened the Berlin Wall and accelerated the collapse of the GDR.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Schabowski | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East German politician
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| afterOccupation |
political commentator
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publicist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
East Germany
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surface form:
German Democratic Republic
Germany ⓘ |
| convictedOf | manslaughter related to GDR border killings ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Neues Deutschland ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
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fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
surface form:
Wende in East Germany
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| familyName |
Günter Schabowski
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Schabowski
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| fieldOfWork |
journalism
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Günther
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surface form:
Günter
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| hasChild | son ⓘ |
| knownFor |
announcing new GDR travel regulations on 9 November 1989
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role in the collapse of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ role in the opening of the Berlin Wall ⓘ statement that GDR citizens could travel abroad "immediately, without delay" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| laterLifeEvent | expressed regret for GDR border regime ⓘ |
| memberOf |
SED Politburo
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Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| name | Günter Schabowski self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | press conference of 9 November 1989 ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Revolutions of 1989
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surface form:
Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| partOf | East German leadership during the Wende ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Anklam
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Pomerania ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Pomerania
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| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of the SED Berlin district leadership
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editor-in-chief of Neues Deutschland ⓘ member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
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East Berlin ⓘ |
| sentence | prison sentence in reunified Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Irina Schabowski ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Schabowski