7.00 pm Due to a misunderstanding during a press conference of the East German politburo, an official spokesman declares that “every citizen of the GDR is allowed to leave over the borders of the GDR”. Thousands of East Germans in East Berlin hurry to the borders of the city, where the are allowed to travel [...]
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The fall of the Berlin wall (9. november 1989)
Publisert i Deutschland, Politik, tagget Berliner Mauer, Deutschland, Revolution på 9. november 2010 | Legg igjen en kommentar »
First All-German republic proclaimed (9. november 1918)
Publisert i Deutschland, Politik, tagget Demokratie, Revolution, Weimarer Republik på 9. november 2010 | Legg igjen en kommentar »
2:00 pm Phillip Scheidemann proclaims the “German republic” in Berlin, the first all-German republic since the revolution of 1848/1849. This republic will one year later be formally confirmed on August, 11th 1919 as the Weimar Republic granting the German people a democratic republic guarantying equal human rights for all citizens. Read more about the German [...]