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Swiss papers watch the wall come down

The heady days of November 1989 brought East and West Berliners together

Image caption: The heady days of November 1989 brought East and West Berliners together (Keystone) In retrospect the collapse of the Wall is seen as the culmination of a process that had been going on throughout the summer of 1989, which took the... Full Article at Swissinfo

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  1. Let us never forget Nov. 9, 1989, nor the sacrifices that made it possible
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  1. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, center right, gestures while attending a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009, in the presence of 89 young people born in November 1989...
  2. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: Spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  3. BERLIN-NOVEMBER 07: A view of a series of painted dominos on the Spree River in front of Bundestag on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  4. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 07: People walk by giant, painted, styrofoam dominoes standing near the Brandenburg Gate on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  5. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 23: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer during a welcoming ceremony on October 23, 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic. Biden ended his tour of Eastern Europe with a visit to Prague on Friday.
  6. BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 11: Visitors are watching a photo documentation of the fall of the wall at the documentation centre of the former east Germany's Ministry for State Security (STASI) in which Erich Mielke, last minister for State Security, had his seat on September 11, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  7. BERLIN - DECEMBER 03: A man looks at a giant banner showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel that reads: 'Climate Protection Now! Copenhagen 2009' hanging from Hauptbahnhof train station on December 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, left, adress the media during a joint news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
  9. BERLIN - DECEMBER 03: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits the Brandenburg Gate on December 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Da Silva is on a three-day visit to Germany.

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