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The Berlin Wall opened in 1961 and fell in 1989...
Mikhail Gorbachev did not take down any physical wall. However, he played a significant role in the dismantling of the symbolic Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) allowed for a more open political climate, leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
1989; Thee Berlin Wall fell 1989: The night the Wall came downThe 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West.But as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. The Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners on 9 November 1989, unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years.
Although East Germany was already sealed off from West Germany, Berlin had an "open" border. In 1961, East Germany closed the border and built the Wall dividing West Berlin from East Berlin. The area of East Berlin was the Sovjet zone, while West Berlin was compounded of the French, British and U.S. zones. The Eastern Bloc, under the control of the USSR, fell in 1989, as did the infamous Wall". The next year, Germany celebrated Reunification (Oct. 3, 1990)
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!"
The Berlin Wall, a mostly stone structure replete with barbed wire, security posts, spotlights, and protected open spaces on its interior, was built in 1961. In its completed state, it formed a blockade around the entirety of West Berlin, thereby preventing land-passage into or out of the city via East Berlin or other connected portions of East Germany.
"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
On June 12, 1987, Reagan gave a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall calling upon Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev:Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
To prevent the escape from the east to the west.
The Berlin Wall was constructed on August 13, 1961 to keep East Germans from leaving Communism and escaping to West Germany. The wall opened on November 9, 1989. East and West Germany became one German State again on October 3, 1990.
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It was built (or rather, started) on 13 August 1961. Construction of the Berlin Wall started on 13 August 1961. It separated East and West Berlin and plugged the last 'gap' in the Iron Curtain which divided Europe into two blocs. It remained in place till 9 November 1989. == == For more detail, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall and the external links from that page. Although East Germany was already sealed off from West Germany, Berlin had an "open" border. In 1961, East Germany closed the border and built the Wall dividing West Berlin from East Berlin. The area of East Berlin was the Sovjet zone, while West Berlin was compounded of the French, British and U.S. zones. The Eastern Bloc, under the control of the USSR, fell in 1989, as did the infamous Wall". The next year, Germany celebrated Reunification (Oct. 3, 1990)