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| name = Erich Honecker | | name = Erich Honecker | ||
| native_name = Erich Honecker | | native_name = Erich Honecker | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = 25 August 1912 | ||
| birth_place = [[Neunkirchen]], [[Prussia]], [[German Empire]] | | birth_place = [[Neunkirchen]], [[Prussia]], [[German Empire]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = 29 May 1994 | ||
| death_place = [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] | | death_place = [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] | ||
| death_cause = Liver cancer | | death_cause = Liver cancer | ||
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| political_orientation = [[Revisionism]]<br>[[Khrushchevism]]<br>[[Social imperialism]] | | political_orientation = [[Revisionism]]<br>[[Khrushchevism]]<br>[[Social imperialism]] | ||
| political_party = [[Communist Party of Germany|KPD]] (until 1946)<br>[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|SED]] (1946–1989) | | political_party = [[Communist Party of Germany|KPD]] (until 1946)<br>[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|SED]] (1946–1989) | ||
| image = [[File:Erich Honecker.jpg|thumb]] | | image = [[File:Erich Honecker.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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'''Erich Honecker''' (25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German revisionist politician who served as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (SED) from 1971 to 1989 and as Chairman of the [[State Council of the German Democratic Republic]] from 1976 to 1989. Honecker is remembered as a Khrushchevite, opportunist, and betrayer of revolutionary principles, responsible for steering the GDR into stagnation and bureaucratic degeneration. | |||
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Erich Honecker Erich Honecker | |
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| Born |
25 August 1912 Neunkirchen, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died |
29 May 1994 Santiago, Chile |
| Cause of death | Liver cancer |
| Nationality | German |
| Ideology |
Revisionism Khrushchevism Social imperialism |
| Political party |
KPD (until 1946) SED (1946–1989) |
Erich Honecker (25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German revisionist politician who served as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) from 1971 to 1989 and as Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic from 1976 to 1989. Honecker is remembered as a Khrushchevite, opportunist, and betrayer of revolutionary principles, responsible for steering the GDR into stagnation and bureaucratic degeneration.