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Günter Schabowski
Günter Schabowski was a German politician who served as an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling party during most of the existence of East Germany. After climbing up the party ladder, he became the regime's unofficial spokesman. He gained worldwide fame in November 1989 when he improvised a slightly mistaken answer to a press conference question about the future of the Berl…
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culture · German politician · journalist · politician · functionary · also Günter Schabowski, Gunter Schabowski, Guenter Schabowski, Schabowski
Born 4 January 1929 · Died 1 November 2015 · Q57445
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2014· 1 entry
His wife claimed that Schabowski had been well aware of the possible consequences of what he said in the press conference
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2009· 1 entry
Writer Christa Wolf called Schabowski "one of the worst" East German politicians before the Wende, saying: "I remember a few appearances of him in front of the writer's guild
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2001· 1 entry
Collaborated with Bärbel Bohley as advisor to Frank Steffel (CDU)
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Karl Marx (1989).
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1981· 1 entry
Became a member of the Volkskammer, the SED Central Committee and candidate member of its Politburo
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1978· 1 entry
Rose to the position of editor-in-chief when Joachim Herrmann became a full member of the Politburo and Central Committee Secretary for Agitation, replacing the deceased Werner Lamberz
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold (1977).
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1952· 1 entry
Became a member of the SED, having been a candidate member and member of the Free German Youth since 1950
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1929· 1 entry
Born 1929-01-04.
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