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GDR Electoral Fraud
+according to official state figures, over 99% of the people had voted "Yes", even though many had voted "no" or nullified their ballots
+church congregations and oppositional citzizens filed a complaint against against the responsible authorities
+triggered Monday demonstrations -
Hungary opens Borders to Austria
+mass exodus of GDR citizens
+movement became unstoppable -
New Forum granted accreditation
+opposition gained more fconfidence as a result of filed complaint
+New Forum recognized as political organization
+gdr rejected demands but opposition became popular regardless -
Refugees at the FRG missions granted exit permits
+massive waves of refugees hit the FRG embassys in Budapest, Warsaw and Prague
+Hans Dietrich Genscher announces that refugees have been granted exit permits from the balcony in prague
+after long negotiations with the un -
Gorbachev visits East Berlin
+40th Anniversary of GDR
+He openly calls upon SED to reform
+backing up the protestors that were in front of the building
+awkward lol -
Massive Demonstrations
+half a million people demonstrating for freedom, rule of law, free elections
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Erich Honecker forced to resign
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
Günther Schabowski mistakenly announces that the draft on the new cross-border travel regulations should come into effect immediately
+people gathered at the wall, and tore it down -
Helmut Kohl prestents Ten Point Plan
+immediate measures in favour of the GDR
+humanitarian aid and demand to change the political systems
+countries were angy Kohl didnt inform them about this plan
+Margret Thatcher worried for balance of power
+French President Mitterrand worried that Germany emerges independent
+USA approves since communism is gnomed by this move
=> Bush apporved of Kohl, Kohl promises west orientation -
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Two + Four Process
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Two-Plus-Four Treaty
polish representatives joined to debate eatsern border
+meeting between allies (4) and germanies (2) -
Unification Treaty
+accepted by Bundestag and Volkskammer -
German ReUnification
+germany had to pay for soviet aid and return of soviet soldiers
50-80 billion dm