Historical figure

John F. Kennedy

1917 – 1963

President of the United States Cold War United States

President of the United States who delivered a speech in West Berlin in June 1963 with the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner," affirming support for the divided city.

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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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