|
Herbert Häber
Herbert Häber (15 November 1930 – 10 April 2020) was a German politician and high-ranking party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party (SED). Häber was one of the most influential foreign policy experts in the GDR, serving as the longtime head of the Departments of the SED Central Committee#International Politics and Economics, West Department at the Socialist Unity Party of Germany#Central Committee, Central Committee of the SED. In this role, he held contacts with many West Germany, West German politicians. Häber supported SED leader Erich Honecker, Erich Honecker's policy of German-German dialogue and rapprochement, leading to his surprising ascension to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany#Politburo of the Central Committee, SED Politburo in May 1984. Häber was however removed and Involuntary commitment, institutionalized in August 1985, as a scapegoat for the worsening relationship with the Soviet Union. Life and career Early career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Honecker
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the posts of General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and National Defence Council of East Germany, Chairman of the National Defence Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as State Council of East Germany, Chairman of the State Council, the official head of state. As the leader of East Germany, Honecker was viewed as a dictator. During his leadership, the country had close ties to the Soviet Union, which maintained Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, a large army in the country. Honecker's political career began in the 1930s when he became an official of the Communist Party of Germany, a position for which he was imprisoned by the Nazi Germany, Nazis. Following World War II, he was freed by the Soviet army and relaunched h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
