Erich Honecker
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Erich Honecker was a German communist politician who led East Germany as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and head of state during much of the Cold War until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erich Honecker canonical | 12 |
| Honecker | 1 |
| Honecker family | 1 |
| Margot Honecker | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist politician
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Chile
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Santiago ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| child | Sonja Honecker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
East Germany
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surface form:
German Democratic Republic
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Erich Honecker
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Honecker
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| givenName | Erich ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| headOfStateOf |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| ideology |
Stalin era
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surface form:
Stalinism
state socialism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Party of Germany
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Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism ⓘ |
| name | Erich Honecker self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | construction and maintenance of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1989-10-18 ⓘ |
| officeEnd (Chairman of State Council) | 1989-10-18 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1971-05-03 ⓘ |
| officeStart (Chairman of State Council) | 1976-10-29 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War
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German resistance to Nazism ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
German Empire
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Neunkirchen ⓘ Prussia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chile
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Santiago ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the National Defense Council of East Germany
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Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Free German Youth ⓘ General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfOffice | political crisis leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| religion | irreligion ⓘ |
| removedFromOffice | 1989-10-18 ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
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East Berlin ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Erich Honecker
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Margot Honecker
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Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Honecker
this entity surface form:
Margot Honecker
this entity surface form:
Honecker family
subject surface form:
Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR
subject surface form:
Nationaler Verteidigungsrat der DDR