Publication Type:
Book
Source(s):
Encyclopedia of Modern Dictators; 2006, p149-151, 3p
Abstract:
An encyclopedia entry for German dictator Egon Krenz is presented. He led the 1989 coup d'etat that ousted Erich Honecker. He lost his position as general secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in 1989. Krenz was convicted of manslaughtering...