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Who was the president of the US during the construction of the Berlin wall?
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∙ 12y ago
President John F. Kennedy was on the job (August 13, 1961) when the Soviet Union put up the Berlin Wall. He spoke out against it.
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The Berlin Wall was erected in August 1961 during the first year of the administration of President John F. Kennedy.
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∙ 12y agowas the President of the United States of America at the time that construction of the Berlin Wall began (13 August 1961) began. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th US President at noon on January 20, 1961.
In East Germany, there was no President, as the position had previously been abolished by ruling Socialist Unity Party. The leader of East Germany was Walter Ulbricht, and his title was "Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR". (GDR meaning "German Democratic Republic".)
In West Germany, Heinrich Lübke was " Federal President" (Bundespräsident)
In the USSR (the "Soviet Union"). the leader was Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, AND as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Other Presidents and Leaders of other nations, are too numerous to be supplied here.
John F. Kennedy was president when the wall was built.
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∙ 14y agoThe wall was in use from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989.
The presidents during that time were:
* John F. Kennedy * Lyndon B. Johnson * Richard Nixon * Gerald Ford * Jimmy Carter * Ronald Reagan * George H. W. Bush
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∙ 12y agoConstruction of the Berlin Wall began on 13 August 1961, when John F. Kennedy was president.
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∙ 13y agoThe Berlin Wall was erected in August 1961 during the first year of the administration of President John F. Kennedy.
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∙ 11y agoJohn F. Kennedy
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∙ 13y agoJFK
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Who was the president of US when construction of the Berlin wall was started?
JFK.
Who was the president of the US during thetime the Berlin wall started construction?
President John F. Kennedy was on the job (August 13, 1961) when the Soviet Union put up the Berlin Wall. He spoke out against it.
Who was US President when the Berlin Wall started construction?
John F. Kennedy was president.
Who was president when Berlin wall goes up in 1953?
Construction of the Berlin Wall started on 13 August 1961 (NOT 1953). At this time John F Kennedy was president
Who was Germany's president after the Berlin Wall?
The West German President during and after the building of the Berlin Wall was Theodore Heuss (1949-1959).
Who was the president during the destruction of the Berlin Wall?
Dwight Eisenhower
When did the berlin wall construction began?
The construction of the Berlin wall begun on August 13, 1961.
Was Canada involved in the construction of the Berlin Wall?
No
When did construction of the Wall Begin?
Berlin Wall was started in August 1961
The Berlin Wall was more than steel and concrete What did its construction AND destruction symbolize?
The Berlin Wall was more than steel and concrete. What did its construction AND destruction symbolize?
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 president Ronald Reagan do to protest the construction of the Berlin Wall?
The wall was built many years before he was president, so he did nothing to protest the wall. He was acting when it was built and didn't get into elected office until the mid 1960's.
