East Germany (DDR)

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October 3, 1990: East and West Germany formally create one unified Germany. 🇩🇪

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August 31, 1990: East and West Germany sign the Unity Treaty.

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March 18, 1990: First free and democratic elections are held in East Germany.

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November 9, 1989: The East German government announces that visits to West Germany are now permitted.

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October 7, 1989: East Germany celebrates it's 40th anniversary.

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May 2, 1989: Hungary opens its boarders to Austria.

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April 26, 1985: The East German government completely ignores the Chernobyl disaster.

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May, 1973: East and West Germany establish formal diplomatic ties.

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January 6, 1972: Central Committee secretary Erich Honecker calls West Germany a "foreign country."

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April 6, 1968: Ratification of the constitution for the DDR as the "Socialist State of the German Nation."

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August 13, 1961: The building of the. Berlin Wall begins.

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December 11, 1957: Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden.

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January 18, 1956: The East German army is formed.

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September 20, 1955: East Germany becomes a sovereign state.

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May 27, 1952: East Germany closes its boarders to West Germany.

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February 8, 1950: The DDR is formed.