Who replaced Walter Ulbricht as the First Secretary in 1971?
Erich Honecker
Willi Stoph
Günter Mittag
Harry Tisch
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Erich Honecker replaced Walter Ulbricht as the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in 1971. Ulbricht had been in power since the founding of East Germany in 1949, but he was forced to step down after a series of economic and political failures. Honecker was a more conservative leader than Ulbricht, and he oversaw a period of economic growth and stability in East Germany.
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