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Beginning of the demonstration at Alexanderplatz. The Alexanderplatz demonstration (German: Alexanderplatz-Demonstration) was a demonstration for political reforms and against the government of the German Democratic Republic on Alexanderplatz in East Berlin on Saturday 4 November 1989.
Alexanderplatz is still one of Berlin's major ... During the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 was the largest ...
Alexanderplatz demonstration in East Berlin, 4 November 1989. The demonstrations became a regular weekly event in Leipzig and around the country, with tens of thousands joining in. There were mass arrests and beatings at the Leipzig demonstrations on 11 September and going through until 2 October.
The demonstrations began in Leipzig on 4 September 1989, starting the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the government, and German reunification. The demonstrations took place in towns and cities around the GDR on various days of the week from 1989 to 1991.
Günter Schabowski at the Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 The press conference on 9 November 1989 by Günter Schabowski (seated on stage, second from right) and other East German officials which led to the Fall of the Wall. Riccardo Ehrman is sitting on the floor of the stage with the table just behind him.
The fall of the Berlin Wall (German: Mauerfall, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal] ⓘ) on 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. Sections of the wall were breached, and planned ...
1989 West Berlin state election; A. Alexanderplatz demonstration; B. 39th Berlin International Film Festival; D. 1989 DFB-Pokal final; E. East German Round Table; F.
A banner in honor of the 40th anniversary of the GDR in 1989. The East German Republic Day Parade of 1989 (Ehrenparade der Nationalen Volksarmee zum 40.Jahrestag der DDR 1989) was a parade on Karl-Marx-Allee (between Strausberger Platz and Alexanderplatz) in East Berlin on 7 October 1989 commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of East Germany.