Margot Honecker

(1927-2016)

East German politician

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Margot Honecker (née Feist; 17 April 1927 – 6 May 2016) was an East German politician who was an influential member of that country's Communist regime until 1989. From 1963 until 1989, she was Minister of National Education (Ministerin für Volksbildung) of the GDR. She was married to Erich Honecker, the leader of East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party from 1971 to 1989 and concurrently from 1976 to 1989 the country's head of state.

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Born	17 April 1927 Halle, Prussia, German Empire
Died	6 May 2016 (aged 89) Santiago, Chile
Zodiac	Aries
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Erich Honecker 1912-1994 · former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party · m. ???? info edit

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