Erich Honecker, the long-time leader of East Germany (GDR), was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the Berlin Wall, which physically divided East and West Berlin and symbolized the Cold War division between communist and capitalist blocs; despite his decades of leadership, Honecker was ultimately overthrown when East Germans rose up against him in 1989, demonstrating that even authoritarian leaders can face popular resistance.
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He built a wall to keep his people in and watched as the world demanded it fall. Erich Honecker was the long-time leader of the GDR. He was the man responsible for the construction and maintenance of the Berlin Wall. For decades, he stood as the face of communist East Germany, defiant until the very end when his own people rose up against him. Is a wall ever the answer?
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