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- Hans_Modrow abstract "Hans Modrow (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈmoːdʁo]; born 27 January 1928) is a German politician, best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. He currently is the honorary Chairman of the Left Party.Modrow was born in Jasenitz, Province of Pomerania, Germany, now Jasienica part of the town of Police, Poland. He briefly served in the Volkssturm, founded in 1944 by Adolf Hitler and was subsequently held as a prisoner of war. Upon release in 1949, he joined the Socialist Unity Party (SED). Modrow had a long political career in East Germany, including periods as a member of the Volkskammer. From 1973 onward, he was the SED leader in Dresden, East Germany's third-largest city. Modrow was prevented from rising any further than a local party boss, largely because he was one of the few SED leaders who dared to publicly criticise longtime SED chief Erich Honecker. Nonetheless, he developed some important contacts with the Soviet Union, including eventual Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. When Honecker was toppled in October 1989, Gorbachev hoped that Modrow would become the new leader of the SED. However, Egon Krenz was selected instead.He became premier following the resignation of Willi Stoph on 18 November 1989. After Krenz's resignation as leader of the SED on 3 December, Modrow became the de facto leader of East Germany. The SED, which later changed its name to the Party of Democratic Socialism, had abandoned power two days earlier. Modrow remained premier until the elections on 18 March 1990.After the German reunification, Modrow served as a member of the European Parliament (1999–2004) and of the Bundestag.In 1993 the German Federal Court found Modrow guilty of electoral fraud committed in the Dresden municipal elections in May 1989, specifically, understating the percentage of voters who refused to vote for the official slate. (East Germany did not hold free elections until March 1990, and the outcome of any given election was never in doubt.) The judge declined to impose a prison sentence or a fine. However, the court revoked its decision in 1995 and Modrow was sentenced to nine years on probation. Modrow did not directly deny the charges, but argued that the trial was politically motivated and that the court lacked jurisdiction for crimes committed in East Germany. \"We were all members of a political system,\" he said, speaking to the court in Dresden. \"Some perhaps had the good fortune not to come into contact with manipulation, while others could not or were not allowed to turn away.\"".
- Hans_Modrow birthDate "1928-01-27".
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Jasienica,_Police.
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Poland.
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Province_of_Pomerania_(1815–1945).
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Weimar_Republic.
- Hans_Modrow deputy Lothar_de_Maizière.
- Hans_Modrow deputy Peter_Moreth.
- Hans_Modrow office "Member of the Bundestag".
- Hans_Modrow office "Member of the European Parliament".
- Hans_Modrow office "Prime Minister of East Germany".
- Hans_Modrow otherParty Party_of_Democratic_Socialism_(Germany).
- Hans_Modrow otherParty Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany.
- Hans_Modrow party The_Left_(Germany).
- Hans_Modrow predecessor Willi_Stoph.
- Hans_Modrow president Egon_Krenz.
- Hans_Modrow president Manfred_Gerlach.
- Hans_Modrow president Sabine_Bergmann-Pohl.
- Hans_Modrow profession Politician.
- Hans_Modrow successor Lothar_de_Maizière.
- Hans_Modrow termPeriod Hans_Modrow__1.
- Hans_Modrow termPeriod Hans_Modrow__2.
- Hans_Modrow termPeriod Hans_Modrow__3.
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- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink Sabine_Bergmann-Pohl.
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany.
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink Soviet_Union.
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink The_Left_(Germany).
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink Volkssturm.
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- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLink Willi_Stoph.
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dr. Hans Modrow".
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hans Modrow".
- Hans_Modrow wikiPageWikiLinkText "Modrow".
- Hans_Modrow after Lothar_de_Maizière.
- Hans_Modrow before Willi_Stoph.
- Hans_Modrow birthDate "1928-01-27".
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Jasienica,_Police.
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Province_of_Pomerania_(1815–1945).
- Hans_Modrow birthPlace Weimar_Republic.
- Hans_Modrow children "2".
- Hans_Modrow deputy Lothar_de_Maizière.
- Hans_Modrow deputy Peter_Moreth.
- Hans_Modrow deputy "Christa Luft".
- Hans_Modrow name "Hans Modrow".
- Hans_Modrow office Bundestag.
- Hans_Modrow office Leadership_of_East_Germany.
- Hans_Modrow office Member_of_the_European_Parliament.
- Hans_Modrow otherparty Party_of_Democratic_Socialism_(Germany).
- Hans_Modrow otherparty Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany.
- Hans_Modrow party The_Left_(Germany).
- Hans_Modrow predecessor Willi_Stoph.