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Politicians, public mark 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
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00:4210/11/2009
Thousands of people gathered on Monday evening in front of the Brandenburg Gate despite steady rain for a concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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The fall of the Berlin wall: 20 years on

The Berlin Wall, which was erected in 1961 in order to divide the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the Federal Republic of Germany, was the symbol of the Iron Curtain between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc for decades. The fall of the wall on November 9, 1989, was the first step toward German reunification, which was formally concluded on October 3, 1990.

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