Honecker ruled East Germany from 1971 to 1989. He was later put on trial for manslaughter charges. But the trial collapsed in 1993 due to his terminal illness. He died in 1994.

• 何内克在1971年至1989年间统治东德。他后来因杀人罪名而受审，但审判因他的末期绝症而于1993年戛然而止，他殁于1994年。