SED leader Honecker repeats his proposal for a nuclear-free corridor in Central Europe.
9 April
1987
In an interview with the West German news magazine "Stern", the SED’s chief ideologue, Kurt Hager, dissociates himself from Gorbachev’s reform policies with a rhetorical question. "Would you feel obliged to put up new wallpaper in your apartment if your neighbour were to wallpaper his?"
13 April
1987
Badge for the 750th anniversary celebrations of East Berlin (Source: Hans-Hermann Hertle)
SED leader Erich Honecker rejects an invitation from the Ruling Mayor of Berlin, Eberhard Diepgen, to come to the Western part of the city for the celebrations marking the 750th anniversary of the founding of Berlin. In response, Diepgen cancels a meeting with the East Berlin mayor.
