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Egon Krenz | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 1984 | |||||||||||||
| General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party | |||||||||||||
| In office 18 October 1989 – 3 December 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Deputy | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Erich Honecker | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gregor Gysi (as Chairman) | ||||||||||||
| Chairman of the State Council | |||||||||||||
| In office 24 October 1989 – 6 December 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Erich Honecker | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Manfred Gerlach | ||||||||||||
| Chairman of the National Defense Council | |||||||||||||
| In office 18 October 1989 – 6 December 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Secretary | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Erich Honecker | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Manfred Gerlach (as Chairman of the State Council) | ||||||||||||
| First Secretary of the Free German Youth | |||||||||||||
| In office 9 January 1974 – 1 December 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Second Secretary |
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| Preceded by | Günther Jahn | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Eberhard Aurich | ||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation | |||||||||||||
| In office 8 February 1971 – 9 January 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Werner Engst | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Helga Labs | ||||||||||||
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| Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities | |||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | Youth | ||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | Sports | ||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | Security Affairs | ||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | State and Legal Affairs | ||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz 19 March 1937 Kolberg, Germany | ||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Unity Party (1955–1990) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Erika Krenz
(m. 1961; died 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Criminal information | |||||||||||||
| Criminal status | Served prison sentence 13 January 2000 – 18 December 2003, released on parole until 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Conviction | Manslaughter (4 counts) | ||||||||||||
| Criminal penalty | 6½ years imprisonment | ||||||||||||
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| Leader of East Germany | |||||||||||||
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