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    Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz (German pronunciation: [ˈeːgɔn ˈkʁɛnts]; born 19 March 1937) is a German former politician who was the last Communist leader of the...
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    forced to step down during the 1989 revolution. The party's last leader, Egon Krenz, was unsuccessful in his attempt to retain the SED's hold on political...
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    1990. Several of the GDR's leaders, notably its last communist leader Egon Krenz, were later prosecuted for offenses committed during the GDR era. The...
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  • Krenz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Egon Krenz (born 1937), East German politician (SED) Eric Krenz (1906–1931), American athlete...
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  • 1987), Estonian rally driver Egon Kisch (1885–1948), Czechoslovak writer Egon Köhnen (born 1947), German footballer Egon Krenz (born 1937), German politician...
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    number-two-man, Egon Krenz, a public statement was issued that called for "suggestions for attractive socialism". Over the following days Krenz worked to secure...
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    Retrieved 31 August 2019 "Der Spiegel 42/1989". Die 50 Tage des Egon Krenz (The 50 Days of Egon Krenz) broadcast by the ZDF 2016 Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    longtime SED leader Erich Honecker and forced him to step down in favor of Egon Krenz. As part of the effort to change the regime's image, Schabowski was named...
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    German Democratic Republic and the party base itself. He was replaced by Egon Krenz, who was not, however, able to stop the collapse of the party and the...
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    executed. Famous inmates include East Germany's last communist leader Egon Krenz. The prison was founded by resolution of the Prussian government under...
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