He helped create Germany's Socialist Unity Party; in 1967, he was appointed
He helped create Germany's Socialist Unity Party; in 1967, he was appointed successor to its first secretary, Walter Ulbricht, following his 1961 direction of the construction of the [*] Berlin Wall. In 1981 and 1987, he and Helmut Kohl exchanged the first official visits as leaders of the two Germanys. For 10 points—name this man who resigned in October 1989, the final leader of East Germany.
He helped create Germany's Socialist Unity Party; in 1967, he was appointed successor to its first secretary, Walter Ulbricht, following his 1961 direction of the construction of the [*] Berlin Wall.
Erich Honecker