Monday demonstrations in East Germany - Wikipedia
The Monday demonstrations (German: Montagsdemonstrationen in der DDR) were a series of peaceful political protests against the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Leipzig - Wikipedia
After the Second World War and during the period of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) Leipzig remained a major urban centre in East Germany, but its cultural and …
The peaceful protest that brought down East Germany
On October 9, 1989, over 70,000 people gathered in Leipzig calling for freedom and democracy — and security forces did not intervene. DW spoke to participants in the demonstration that …
East Germany 1989 - the march that KO'd communism - BBC
Oct 13, 2019 · A giant anti-communist protest in Leipzig in October 1989 doomed the East German state.
The 9th October 1989 - City of Leipzig
The decisive event of the Peaceful Revolution was the huge Monday Demonstration in Leipzig on 9 October 1989. Seventy thousand demonstrators overcame their fears and faced the armed …
Peaceful Revolution - Wikipedia
These events were precipited by Solidarity's peaceful revolution in Poland and enabled by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 's decision to abandon intervention the Soviet sphere of influence …
Die Friedliche Revolution – Freiheitsdenkmal Leipzig
Around 500 people take part in an unauthorized rally for reforms in the GDR on Leipzig's town square. When the demonstration started to move, security forces intervened and broke up the …
Oct 9 - Leipzig witnesses its largest protest since the June 1953 East German workers’ uprising. In the mouths of 70,000, the chant “We are the people!” becomes one of the central slogans of …
East Germans protest for democracy (The Peaceful Revolution), …
On September 4, 1989, after a weekly prayer for peace at the church in Leipzig, people began holding rallies and protests against the government of the GDR.
Leipzig 1989: East Germans defy communist rule with huge …
Oct 10, 2019 · About 70,000 East Germans protested in Leipzig on 9 October 1989 - weeks later the Berlin Wall fell. Many feared the communist police would open fire - but they held back. …
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