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East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, i
Uwe Kockisch
…before, during and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Kockisch was born in Cottbus, Germany on 31 January 1944. As a youth, he attempted to escape from East Germany, but was caught and had to spend a year in prison. He was married and later lived in Madrid, Spain. Kockisch died of lung cancer in Madrid on 22 December…
GDR leaders: President Wilhelm Pieck and Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl, 1949
SED First Secretary, Walter Ulbricht, 1960
Erich Honecker, head of state (1971–1989)
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Helmut Schmidt, Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) Erich Honecker, U.S. president Gerald Ford and Austrian chancellor Bruno Kreisky signing the Helsinki Act