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WASHINGTON—Washington is pausing this week to honor and reflect on the meaning of what happened 20 years ago in 1989, when on Nov. 9, after a wave of civil discord, the East German government allowed East Berliners to pass through the wall to West... Full Article at The Epoch Times
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Berlin -- Twenty years after the Berlin Wall tumbled in a peaceful revolution, world leaders will on Monday meet in a transformed Germany to fete its shining moment in history and huddle over daunting problems ahead. Full Article at Expatica
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In June of 1989, five months before the Berlin Wall collapsed, the West German chancellor's foreign policy adviser told a visiting journalist: No, there was no chance of East Germany imploding for a very long time. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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The demise of the Berlin Wall and all it stood for hold different memories for different people. Overt joy was the emotion felt by many in the West, seeing it as a symbol for the end of the tyranny of communist control. Full Article at Voice of America
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Hundreds of Berliners gather by the Brandenburg Gate to watch the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. Hundreds of Berliners gather by the Brandenburg Gate to watch the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. Full Article at NPR
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When [the Wall] came down, it was a powerful symbol
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Walls that divide or imprison are not always made of bricks and mortar. The United States must renew its commitment to human rights … ... We must strengthen international institutions through more active U.S. engagement, but—whether we are talking about money or militaries, energy or the environment—the...
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The international media often play a critical role these events today
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I'm convinced, just as we found the strength in the 20th century to bring about the fall of a wall made of concrete and barbed wire, we shall now show that necessary strength to overcome the walls of the 21st century
