- Hans Modrow was born on January 27, 1928 in Jasenitz, Pomerania, Germany [now Jasienica, Police, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He is known for Strandhogg i Lofoten - Operasjon 'Claymore' 4. mars 1941 (1991), Behind the Wall (2011) and Zur Person (1963). He was married to Annemarie Straubing. He died on February 11, 2023 in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- SpouseAnnemarie Straubing(1950 - October 2, 2003) (her death, 5 children)
- Last communist prime minister of East Germany (1989-1990), taking office days after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- In 2006, he blamed West Germany for the East Germans killed by the communist regime at the Berlin Wall, and later defended the construction of the wall as a necessary measure to prevent World War III.
- After German reunification, Modrow served as a member of the Bundestag (1990-1994) and of the European Parliament (1999-2004). After leaving office, he wrote a number of books on his political experiences, his continued Marxist political views, and his disappointment at the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc.
- He was a transitional figure, paving the way to the first and only free elections in East Germany and including many opposition politicians in his cabinet.
- On 27 May 1993, the Dresden District 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. He admitted the charge, but argued that the trial was politically motivated and that the court lacked jurisdiction for crimes committed in East Germany.The judge declined to impose a prison sentence or a fine. The Dresden District Court revoked the decision in August 1995 and Modrow was sentenced to nine months on probation.
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