East Germany’s Last Communist Leader Dies at 95

East Germany’s Last Communist Leader Dies at 95
Hans Modrow listens during the last party convention of the PDS (Party of Democratic Socialism) in Berlin on June 15, 2007. Markus Schreiber/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—Hans Modrow, who served as East Germany’s last communist leader during a turbulent tenure that ended in the country’s first and only free election, has died. He was 95.

Modrow died early Saturday, the Left party parliamentary group wrote on Twitter.