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Egon Krenz, born in 1937, served as the final leader of East Germany from 1989 until German reunification in 1990. Krenz joined the Socialist Unity Party (SED) in 1955 and rose through the ranks, holding various leadership positions before becoming General Secretary of the SED in October 1989. During his brief tenure, he oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent reunification of Germany.