Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:admissionFee |
International media
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Human rights.
Democratic_reforms |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Leipzig
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:East_Germany
Peaceful protests. Political reform movements. Western politicians. |
| gptkbp:awards |
Order_of_Karl_Marx
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1929-01-04
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Political_change_in_Europe.
The_fall_of_communism_in_Eastern_Europe. |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocacy for freedom of movement
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Impact_on_German_identity
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2014-11-01
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| gptkbp:depictedIn |
Films_about_the_Berlin_Wall.
|
| gptkbp:events |
Berlin_Wall_opening
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The borders are open.”
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
Featured_in_documentaries_about_the_Berlin_Wall.
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Cold War era.
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influence_on_modern_Germany.
|
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Facilitator of the reunification process
Key spokesperson during the transition. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Key_figure_in_East_German_history
Pivotal_in_the_end_of_the_GDR. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Günter Schabowski
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Political_reforms_in_East_Germany
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Future generations of politicians.
Post-reunification policies. German_politics Public_opinion_in_East_Germany. |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Marxism
GDR_leadership Socialist_ideology. |
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Youth_movements_in_East_Germany.
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:German_reunification
Negotiations for reunification. |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Role in the fall of the Berlin Wall
Crisis management. Public speeches. Public_statements_during_the_Cold_War |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of the peaceful revolution
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Press conference on November 9, 1989
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Politician
|
| gptkbp:participatedIn |
International conferences.
Political discussions in 1989 |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Anklam,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany
|
| gptkbp:position |
Spokesman_for_the_East_German_government
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
|
| gptkbp:publications |
Memoirs
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
Controversial figure in history.
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
Historical societies.
|
| gptkbp:role |
Member_of_the_Politburo
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Christa_Schabowski
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Hans_Modrow
|