Hans-Joachim Willerding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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German politician
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Place of Birth: Pankow, Berlin, Germany
About Hans-Joachim Willerding
- Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Willerding (born 19 April 1952) is a former politician (SED) of the German Democratic Republic.On 8 November 1989 he was elected to membership of the powerful Central Committee of the country's ruling Socialist Unity Party where he sat as the committee's youngest member.
- A couple of days later the Berlin Wall was breached, setting in motion events that would lead to reunification in October 1990.
- Much sooner than that, however, the promising career of Willerding at the top level of the East Germany's political power structure was cut short on 2 December 1989 when the Central Committee resigned en masse.
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