Günter Schabowski
Politician
1929 –
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Who is Günter Schabowski?
Günter Schabowski is a former official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling party during most of the existence of the German Democratic Republic. Schabowski gained worldwide fame in November 1989 when he improvised a slightly mistaken answer to a press conference question, raising popular expectations so rapidly that massive crowds gathered the same night at the Berlin Wall, forcing its opening after 28 years; soon after, the entire inner German border was opened.
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- Born
- Jan 4, 1929
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- Gunter Schabowski
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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