BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is celebrating the fall of the Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with an event that includes the toppling of 1,000 giant dominoes to symbolize the end of communist rule across Eastern Europe. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is celebrating the fall of the Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with an event that includes the toppling of 1,000 giant dominoes to symbolize the end of communist rule across Eastern Europe.

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