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Honecker

American  
[hoh-ni-ker, hoh-nek-uhr] / ˈhoʊ nɪ kər, ˈhoʊ nɛk ər /

noun

  1. Erich 1912–94, East German Communist leader: chairman of the Council of State 1976–89.


Honecker British  
/ ˈhɒnɛkər /

noun

  1. Erich (ˈeːrɪç). 1912–94, German statesman; head of state of East Germany (1976–89)

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With paint and a ladder, he recreated a larger-than-life version of a 1979 photo of a kiss between Mr. Brezhnev and Mr. Honecker.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

She will still have an office close to the Bundestag, in a flat that was once used by Margot Honecker, once dubbed the most powerful woman in communist East Germany.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021

Honecker had been instrumental in building the “antifascist protection wall”, which he boasted could last 100 years.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2019

Honecker was gone, the new government was in crisis, and every day that passed without violence made a Tiananmen-style crackdown seem less likely.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015

That same month, Erich Honecker, the iron-fisted East German leader, was removed by the communist leadership.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau