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Title:East Berlin: Leaders Of East And West Germany Officially Open The Berlin Wall
Date:22nd December 1989
Summary:The Leaders of East and West Germany officially opened the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989. In a ceremony broadcast live on both countries' television, East Germany Prime Minister Hans Modrow and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl met in driving rain at a new crossing point in the Wall. accompanied by the mayors of the two halves of the divided city.
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Location:GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC BERLIN-EAST
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