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Diplomatic documents · 1989–1990

Chronicle

A selection of telegrams, memos, minutes and letters from embassies and foreign ministries in eleven countries, set against the events from autumn 1989 to German unity.

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Sep 1989OctNovDecJan 1990FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovHungary opens its border to Austria for GDR citizensMonday demonstration in LeipzigHonecker is replaced by Egon Krenz as SED General SecretaryThe Berlin Wall opensKohl presents his Ten-Point PlanThe Brandenburg Gate reopensOttawa: agreement on the Two-plus-Four talksFirst free elections to the GDR People’s ChamberFirst Two-plus-Four ministerial meeting in BonnMonetary, economic and social union enters into forceArkhyz, Caucasus: Kohl and Gorbachev agree on a united Germany in NATOUnification Treaty signedTwo-plus-Four Treaty signed in MoscowGerman reunificationGerman–Polish Border Treaty signed

Brandenburger Tor, 30 Jahre Mauerfall (2019): New York-air, CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. Hungary opens its border to Austria for GDR citizens

  2. Monday demonstration in Leipzig

  3. Honecker is replaced by Egon Krenz as SED General Secretary

  4. The Berlin Wall opens

  5. Kohl presents his Ten-Point Plan

  6. December 1989

  7. Federal Republic of GermanyMemododis.ch/52950

    Memo for the State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of the FRG, Jürgen Sudhoff

    Bericht über die kühle Reaktion der italienischen Regierung auf die Ereignisse in Deutschland. Italien messe der Stabilität in Europa sowie dem Fortschritt der europäischen Integration und dem KSZE-Prozess grosse Bedeutung bei.

    Beate Grzeski, Karl Heinz Kuhna, Germany · FRG Federal Republic of Germany · Federal Foreign OfficeJürgen Sudhoff, Germany · FRG Federal Republic of Germany · Federal Foreign Office

    Bonn, 18 December 1989

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  8. The Brandenburg Gate reopens

  9. Ottawa: agreement on the Two-plus-Four talks

  10. March 1990

  11. First free elections to the GDR People’s Chamber

  13. First Two-plus-Four ministerial meeting in Bonn

  14. Monetary, economic and social union enters into force

  15. Arkhyz, Caucasus: Kohl and Gorbachev agree on a united Germany in NATO

  16. Unification Treaty signed

  17. Two-plus-Four Treaty signed in Moscow

  18. German reunification

  19. German–Polish Border Treaty signed