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  2. East Berlin - Wikipedia

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    East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn] ⓘ) was the partially recognised capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Soviet occupation sector of Berlin .

  3. East Germany - Wikipedia

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    East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ] ⓘ), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

  4. Monday demonstrations in East Germany - Wikipedia

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    The week after, the number more than doubled to 320,000. Many of those people started to cross into East Berlin, without a shot being fired. [2] This pressure and other key events eventually led to the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, marking the imminent end of the socialist GDR regime.

  5. One dead after East Berlin wreck involving dump truck: coroner

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    One person is dead after a wreck in East Berlin Saturday morning, the coroner's office confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the scene of a vehicle crash on West King Street at Second Avenue ...

  6. In Berlin, quirky reminders linger from East-West divide - AOL

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    Like many products of the east, the Ampelmaennchen — literally the "little traffic light man" — was nearly discarded after the fall of the wall in 1989. In Berlin, quirky reminders linger from ...

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  8. Berlin Wall - Wikipedia

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    West Berliners initially could not visit East Berlin or East Germany at all—all crossing points were closed to them between 26 August 1961 and 17 December 1963. In 1963, negotiations between East and West resulted in a limited possibility for visits during the Christmas season that year (Passierscheinregelung). Similar, very limited ...

  9. Boroughs and quarters of Berlin - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, the SED built the Berlin Wall to divide the city, effectively separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. Three new boroughs were created in East Berlin: Marzahn was split off from Lichtenberg in 1979, Hohenschönhausen from Weißensee in 1985, and Hellersdorf from Marzahn in 1986. In 1989, the Berlin Wall ...