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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:53
Publish Date: 2017-11-08 21:05:50
Description: In the evening of the 9th November 1989, the East German government opened the Berlin Wall after central committee spokesman Guenter Schabowski mistakenly announced that GDR citizens could cross into West Berlin with immediate effect. Surprised border guards, who had been given no information about the new rules, were overwhelmed by the appearance of thousands of East Germans who wanted to cross. Although the border remained closed for around three hours, by 11pm the checkpoint at Bornholmer Strasse had been opened. Others followed soon after. Communist Hungary had opened its Austrian border in September, which had encouraged East Germans to ...
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