Egon Krenz (born 19 March 1937) is a retired politician from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and was that country’s last Communist leader. He succeeded Erich Honecker as leader of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and head of state in October 1989 but resigned less than two months later amid the collapse of the communist state. Throughout his career Krenz held a number of prominent positions in the communist government.
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active years end date
1989-12-03, 1989-12-06
active years start date
1989-10-18
birth date
1937-03-19
birth place
Kołobrzeg, Nazi Germany, Farther Pomerania
order in office
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
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