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The building of the Berlin Wall was ordered by East German leader Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED).
The man given the responsibilty of overseeing the building of the wall was Erich Honnecker, the Central Committee secretary for security matters. In official SED-jargon the wall was referred to as antifaschistische Schutzwall - antifascist barricade.
Ironically, Honnecker was the leader of East Germany when the wall was finally breached on November 9 1989 and opened to unrestricted traffic, marking the beginning of the end of the wall.
Following the reunification of Germany Honnecker fled to the Soviet Union, but was extradited back to Germany where he faced charges in relation to the deaths of East Germans, who had illegally attempted to leave East Germany (as de facto head of the GDR from 1971, Honnecker was responsible for maintaining the border guards' shoot-to-kill orders in repsect of people attempting to flee the country. From 1961 to 1989, a toatal of 192 people were killed attempting to escape). At his trial, Honnecker admitted "political responsibility" for the deaths but denied any "legal or moral responsibility". The trial was eventually halted as Honnecker was dying of cancer and in January 1993 he left the country to live in exile in Chile. Honnecker died on 29 May 1994, having never shown any remorse for the victims of the wall.
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What event helped unite East and West Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
What event led to a reunited Germany?
The fall of the Berlin wall -APEX
What event led to the reunited Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall -APEX
What event symbolizes the end of communism in Europe?
the fall of the Berlin Wall
Why did the fall of the Berlin wall lead to a bloodless revolution?
It didn't! The fall of the Berlin Wall was the result of a "bloodless revolution".
When did the Berlin Wall fall and how?
1989
When did Berlin wall fall and how?
1989
Did Russia benefit from the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The Soviet Union (Russia) collapsed, the fall of the Berlin Wall was simply an indication of that collapse.
How many people were involved in the Berlin Wall?
as many people as it takes to make ryan kosmides straight
How did the fall of the Berlin wall affected Germany and there people?
The fall of the Berlin wall affected Europe because it meant it was the end of communism and the beginning of democracy.It affcted the people because the people who were isolated could now leave and they were no longer under Russia's rule.
What date the Berlin Wall fall?
the wall fell in 1989
When did Berlin wall fall and how does it still exist in people's heart and mind?
The Berlin Wall fell on the 9th of November 1989. Yes it still does exist in people's mind and they also share their memories about it.
