Infocus | Berlin Wall
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Tuesday Nov 17
Changing geographies
Symbolising the Iron Curtain that existed between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc, the Berlin Wall was a domineering barrier built in August 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
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Monday Nov 9
'For many, this was the final end of Second World War'
Twenty years after the Iron Curtain was finally lifted, German residents recalled the anxious wait behind the Wall and the relief every blow of the hammer brought with it.
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Monday Nov 9
Gorbachev, the man who broke the system's shackles
Celebrations to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall offer the perfect opportunity to reassess the historic impact of the architect of glasnost and perestroika
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Monday Nov 9
Shopping spree in the West with 'welcome money'
With the start-up cash given by the West German government, easterners learnt to adapt to their new economic environment
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Monday Nov 9
And the Berlin Wall came tumbling down
Twenty years ago, thousands of east Germans crossed over to West Berlin
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Monday Nov 9
Gulf News readers support decision to eradicate Berlin Wall
Many say they can never forget the fall of the Berlin Wall - a moment that marked a definitive change in world history as well as their lives
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Sunday Nov 8
Remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall
They were called the Wall Woodpeckers - the thousands who had gathered around the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, to break it down for good. Take a walk back into history and travel around the erstwhile East and West Germany with Gulf News reader Veronica Scocci, an Italian national who flew into Germany to witness the event that reunified the country.
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Sunday Nov 8
Berlin wall: When the cold barrier buckled
Abu Dhabi editor, Abdullah Rasheed, recounts days in Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Friday Nov 6
'The wall in the mind'
The Berlin Wall is physically gone but remains conspicuous even in its absence
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Friday Nov 6
Berlin on the threshold of unification
The colourless life in East Berlin manifested signs of impending change even through the sticky atmosphere of its metro
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Friday Nov 6
How a picnic led to the fall
A Hungarian premier's ploy to gauge the mood of his East Bloc allies closed a divide
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Thursday Nov 5
Missing the wall
When it comes to memories, Berliners regret demolishing the hated barrier that divided their city
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Thursday Nov 5
Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, the wall that symbolized the Iron Curtain between the communist east and the capitalist west during the Cold War was torn down.
