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Oct 18, 2019 - SoGerman Team
This post looks back on the night — the night of November 9, 1989 — the night the Berlin Wall fell and the weeks and months that followed.
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany for close to 30 years. While it stood, the Berlin Wall was a stark and physical reminder of the divisive geopolitical fractures of the Cold War era. The Fall of the Berlin Wall, opening the German-German borders and reunification were once unthought-of – until November 9th, 1989 that is.
Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
Over the next couple of months, we will share videos from notable people about the Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Re-Unification. Stay with us as we take a personal approach to exploring this exciting time in history.
Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser recalls:
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson recalls:
Director General for Foreign Affairs in the Office of the Federal President Dr. Thomas Bagger recalls:
Bagger: “The future is really open and […] even the unthinkable can happen. For all the knowledge that we accumulate, there’s always something that remains a mystery…”
Ambassador Stéphane Dion recalls (in French):
Senator Peter M. Boehm recalls:
Steffi Retzlaff, PhD recalls:
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Dr. Thomas Bagger: The future is really open and [...] even the unthinkable can happen. For all the knowledge that we accumulate, there's always something that remains a mystery...
