| 1 | Honecker later is brought to trial in Germany. | |
| 2 | OCTOBER 18 - Erich Honecker is forced from office after 18 years as state and party chief. | |
| 3 | Then it was Honecker and Ceausescu; tomorrow it might be Castro, Ahmadinejad or Mugabe; | |
| 4 | Along with many other top party functionaries, former state and party chief Erich Honecker is expelled from the party in disgrace. | |
| 5 | As protests continued to swell, the party removed Erich Honecker on Oct. 16 but he remained in power. |