Walter Ulbricht, who was the East German dictator in 1961.
Berlin wall.
The Berlin Wall no longer exists.NATO had no role in its building, upkeep or policing.
The West German President during and after the building of the Berlin Wall was Theodore Heuss (1949-1959).
Berlin Wall
The citizens of West Berlin were moving to East Berlin, taking jobs away from the East Germans.
Walter Ulbricht
Because the three essentials of American policy regarding Berlin were not affected.
The Berlin Wall was built to keep people IN East Germany. The Soviet state didn't want people crossing over into West Germany by building the guarded concrete barrier. It had barbwire, a no man's land, and guard towers.
because the wall was in the city Berlin
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Berlin was the city divided by the Berlin Wall.
East Germany with the full support of the Soviet Union.