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Erich Honecker
Former leader of east germany, general secretary of the socialist unity party.
Born August 25th, 1912 in Neunkirchen. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1994 at 81 years old in La Reina (liver cancer). [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon