
Erich Honecker
Acting
August 25, 1912
— May 29, 1994Neunkirchen, Germany
Biography
Erich Honecker was a German politician who, as the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, led the German Democratic Republic from 1971 until 1989.

Erich Honecker was a German politician who, as the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, led the German Democratic Republic from 1971 until 1989.