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East Germany

The German Democratic Republic, the Soviet-backed Communist state in eastern Germany from 1949 to 1990.

Place

Also known as German Democratic Republic, GDR

7 Oct 1949 – 3 Oct 1990

Identifiers
Wikidata Q16957

Sources

Appears in17 items

  • 1989: The Wall Comes Down11 items
    • East Germany: from the rigged vote to the open gate7 May 1989
    • East Germany’s local elections are caught being rigged7 May 1989
    • Tiananmen Square, the same day4 Jun 1989
    • The Pan-European Picnic19 Aug 1989, 13:00
    • Leipzig’s Monday demonstrations4 Sep 1989
    • Hungary opens its border to East Germans10 Sep 1989, 22:00
    • Genscher on the embassy balcony30 Sep 1989
    • The sealed trains pass through Dresden4 Oct 1989
    • East Germany turns forty7 Oct 1989
    • West German television: “GDR opens border”9 Nov 1989, 19:00
    • Czechoslovakia strikes out the party’s leading role29 Nov 1989
  • The Cold War6 items
    • Two German states7 Oct 1949
    • The East German uprising17 Jun 1953
    • The Berlin Wall13 Aug 1961
    • The border is sealed13 Aug 1961
    • The Wall opens9 Nov 1989
    • German reunification3 Oct 1990

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