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Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall was built.Joseph Stalin had been the leader when the borders were closed, but construction of the wall itself did not begin until August 13, 1961.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agothe Berlin Wall started off as a 40cm high barbed wire fence erected secretly on the night of the 12th of august 1961(the 1st generation wall) it was ordered by the soviet leader Khrushchev to stop people fleeing the communist east to the capitalist west
the American president Kennedy said "its not a very nice situation but a wall is one hell of a lot better than a war"
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∙ 10y agoJoseph Stalin
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Who was the president of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed?
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
What did the collapse of the Soviet Union have to do with the Berlin Wall?
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
The Soviet Union dissolved the Berlin Wall came down?
After
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolize the fall of?
Soviet Union
How did the Soviet Union separate the people of East and West Berlin?
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
Who was the leader of the Soviet who built the Berlin wall?
Nikita Chruschev.
Soviet leader who built the Berlin wall?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who was leader of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall was destroyed?
Mikhail Gorbachev.
Who was the builder of the Berlin Wall?
Khrushchev
Who was the Leader of Soviet Union during Bay of Pigs the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
What did Ronald Reagan ask the leader of russia to do about the Berlin wall?
Speaking in front of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan called on Soviet leader Gorbachev: "Mr Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr Gorbachev, Tear down this wall!"
Who was the president of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed?
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Was it right for Soviet Union to build the Berlin Wall?
no.
What did the collapse of the Soviet Union have to do with the Berlin Wall?
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
Who was in power when the Berlin wall fell?
Egon Krenz was the leader of East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell.
The Soviet Union dissolved the Berlin Wall came down?
After
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolize the fall of?
Soviet Union
