Historical figure

Günter Schabowski

1929 – 2015

Spokesperson for the SED Politburo Cold War Germany

East German official who, in a press conference on 9 November 1989, announced that the new travel regulations would take effect "immediately", a statement that triggered the opening of the Berlin Wall.

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Dokumentasi korban Tembok Berlin Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur · Berlin · n.d. Discussed in The Berlin Wall: 28 Years Dividing a City and Symbol of the Cold War
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The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 Frederick Taylor · HarperCollins · 2006 Discussed in The Berlin Wall: 28 Years Dividing a City and Symbol of the Cold War
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Driving the Soviets up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-1961 Hope M. Harrison · Princeton University Press · 2003 Discussed in The Berlin Wall: 28 Years Dividing a City and Symbol of the Cold War

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The Berlin Wall: 28 Years Dividing a City and Symbol of the Cold War

After World War II, Germany was divided into Allied occupation zones, and Berlin, within the Soviet zone, was also split into four sectors. In 1949, two German…

13 Agustus 1961 - 9 November 1989 3 min read 10 Nov 8, 2026

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