Wolf Biermann at 90 years old

Born in 1936, he emigrated to GDR aged 16 in 1953. He was expelled in 1976. To be more precise his passport was cancelled whilst on tour in West Germany. He could not return to the GDR. A committed communist in 1953, he was banned from performance and publication in the GDR from 1965. There was a huge outcry at his expulsion, with big names supporting him; Christa Wolf (no relation) amongst them. Wolf Biermann: A Troubadour Who Never Learned to Keep Quiet

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