Günter Schabowski facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Günter Schabowski
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Schabowski in 1982 (age 53)
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| Born | 4 January 1929 Anklam, Pomerania, Germany |
| Died | 1 November 2015 (aged 86) Berlin, Germany |
| Profession | Politician |
Günter Schabowski (4 January 1929 – 1 November 2015) was an East German journalist and politician. He was an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), 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.
Schabowski died from complications of a stroke in Berlin, aged 86.
Images for kids
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Günter Schabowski at the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989
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The press conference on 9 November 1989 by Günter Schabowski (seated on stage, second from right) and other East German officials which led to the Fall of the Wall. Riccardo Ehrman is sitting on the floor of the stage with the table just behind him.
