The book describes the key stages in the life of Manfred 'Ibrahim' Böhme (1944-1999), who gained brief prominence at the end of East Germany and was regarded as a charismatic political talent in both East and West. The SPD's leading candidate for the 1990 People's Chamber election was then seen not only by the media as a future head of government for East Germany. The documents and reports presented here prove that Böhme was actually a political con artist who transformed from a former supporter of the Prague Spring into a well-disguised and overly eager informant for the Stasi. The biography reconstructed by Christiane Baumann debunks the countless fabrications of his life story that Böhme himself spread, while also recounting the East German context: of engaged individuals, cultural milieus, and alternative groups with which he maintained contact.