Biography
Günter Schabowski ([ˈɡʏntɐ ʃaˈbɔvski]; 4 January 1929 – 1 November 2015) was an East German politician who served as an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands abbreviated SED), the ruling party during most of the existence of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Schabowski gained worldwide fame in November 1989 when he improvised a slightly mistaken answer to a press conference question about the future of the Berlin Wall. That raised popular expectations much more rapidly than the government planned and so massive crowds gathered the same night at the Wall, which forced its opening after 28 years. Soon afterward, the entire inner German border was opened.
Filmography
all 10
self 9
Movies 7
TV Shows 3
Self (archive footage)
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
TV
Kissing Gorbaciov (2023)
Movie
Self - SED-Politbüro
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel (2009)
Movie
Self
Das Ende des Politburos (2009)
Movie
Self
Panorama - die Reporter (2008)
TV
Self
Hammer & Tickle (2007)
Movie
Himself
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel (2004)
Movie
6
Self
Maybrit Illner (1999)
TV
Self
Die Sekretäre (1999)
Movie
Self
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World (1999)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-01-04
Deathday2015-11-01 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceAnklam, Germany
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic, Germany
AwardsOrder of Karl Marx, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Banner of Labor, Patriotic Order of Merit in gold
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