The fall of the berlin wall 1989
- Erich Honrcker, east german leader ran one of the most repressive soviet satellite gov't
- in fall of 1989 thousands of demonstrators demanded greater freedoms
- honecker wanted to shoot them, was overruled and replaced by Eron Krenz
- on Nov. 9 1989 the Berlin wall was opened and free elections were held
The Berlin Wall was both the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989 and the symbolic boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War.
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy