Hans Modrow

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Hans Modrow was an East German reformist politician who served as the last communist prime minister of the GDR, overseeing key transition steps during the period following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf East German politician
Prime Minister of East Germany
human
politician
authored political memoirs
citizenship East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic

Germany
country East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1928-01-27
dateOfDeath 2023-02-11
educatedAt Karl Marx Party College
familyName Modrow
gender male
givenName Hans
ideology communism
socialism
languageSpoken German
memberOf Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
surface form: The Left (Germany)
militaryService Volkssturm
name Hans Modrow self-link
notableFor being the last communist prime minister of the GDR
overseeing political transition after the fall of the Berlin Wall
occupation mechanic
party functionary
statesman
officeEndTime 1990-04-12
officeStartTime 1989-11-18
participatedIn Revolutions of 1989
surface form: Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
placeOfBirth Jasenitz
placeOfDeath Berlin
politicalAlignment reformist communist
positionHeld Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
First Secretary of the SED district leadership in Dresden
predecessor Willi Stoph NERFINISHED
proposed gradual confederation between the two German states
religion atheism
residence East Berlin
surface form: Berlin

Dresden
servedIn European Parliament
Volkskammer
successor Lothar de Maizière
wasInvolvedIn German reunification process
wasPrisonerOfWarOf Soviet Union
workLocation Dresden

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Hans Modrow name Hans Modrow self-link