Editing Egon Krenz (section)

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|Image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0704-400, Egon Krenz.jpg
|fullname = Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz
|alias = 
|origin = Kolberg, German Reich
|occupation = General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (October 18, 1989 – December 3, 1989)
|type of villain = Communist Dictator 
|goals = Retain communist rule over East Germany (failed)
|crimes = Repression<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Murder]]<br>Electoral fraud
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'''Egon Krenz''' is a former politician from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and was that country's last Communist leader. He succeeded [[Erich Honecker]] as leader of the ruling [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] (SED) and head of state in October 1989, but was ousted just under three months later amid the collapse of the communist regime.

Throughout his career, Krenz held a number of prominent positions in the communist regime. He was Honecker's deputy from 1984 onward, until he succeeded Honecker in 1989 amid protests against the regime. Krenz was unsuccessful in his attempt to retain the communist regime's grip on power, and was forced to resign some weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

After the German reunification in 1990 he was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for manslaughter, for his role in the crimes of the regime. He is one of the last surviving leaders of an Eastern Bloc nation.