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The 1989 Revolutions and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

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25 years ago, in 1989, out of a sudden the unthinkable happened: The Berlin Wall came down, and the Communist regimes in the (now former) East Bloc countries were swept away in a series of revolutions.
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  • November 18, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. A Lenin statue watches as the sun sets over Communist rule. (Photo by Heimo Aga)
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  • November 12, 1989. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. Berliners watch as a part of the Berlin Wall comes down at Potsdamer Platz to make way for a new border crossing between West?this side?and East Berlin. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 12, 1989. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. West Berliners follow the latest news from the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 12, 1989. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. Berliners watch as a part of the Berlin Wall comes down at Potsdamer Platz to make way for a new border crossing between West?this side?and East Berlin. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 12, 1989. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. In the early morning hours, East and West (this side) Berliners meet as a part of the Berlin Wall comes down at Potsdamer Platz. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 12, 1989. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Berliners cue for welcome gifts from Western companies. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. A young Berliner helps to reduce the Berlin Wall to rubble. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. In front of Brandenburg Gate, Berliners and tourists alike help to reduce the Berlin Wall to rubble. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. In front of Brandenburg Gate, Berliners and tourists alike help to reduce the Berlin Wall to rubble. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. Souvenirs from the Berlin Wall. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. East Berlin, German Democratic Republic. These young Russian soldiers don't seem to be bothered at all by the events. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. East Berlin, German Democratic Republic. After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, things start to change quickly. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 13, 1990. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. In front of Brandenburg Gate, a Japanese TV journalist explains the replacement of the East Mark (above) by the Deutsche Mark (DM, German Mark). (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 14, 1990. Leipzig, German Democratic Republic. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl speaks on behalf of the conservative CDU at an election?and reunification?rally at Karl-Marx-Platz. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • October 3, 1990. Berlin, Germany. Man with German flag standing next to Brandenburg Gate. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • October 4, 1990. Berlin, Germany. In the morning after the reunification ceremony, Germans are having a champagne breakfast next to Brandenburg Gate. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 18, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. The red star shines over the capital for the last few days. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 18, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. A retired Iljushin Il-18 passenger plane serves as a playground between typical concrete blocs. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 18, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. Anti-Communist demo in front of Alexander Nevski cathedral. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 18, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. Anti-Communist demo in front of Alexander Nevski cathedral. An upside down portrait of Communist dictator Todor Shivkov next to a poster of Jesus Christ symbolizes change. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 17, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. Government officials leaving a pro-Communist rally promoting reforms within the system in front of the parliament. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 17, 1989. Sofia, Bulgaria. A pro-Communist rally promoting reforms within the system in front of the parliament. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 22, 1989. Czechoslovakia. A graffity remembering the crushing of Prague Spring. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 22, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Hand painted posters asking for democracy. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 22, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Hand painted posters supporting Vaclav Havel and asking for a peaceful transition to democracy. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 22, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. A students lights a candle in Vaclav Square in memory of collegues hurt in preceeding demo. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 23, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Around 300.000 people gather at a pro-democracy demo in Vaclav Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 23, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Around 300.000 people gather at a pro-democracy demo in Vaclav Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 23, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. People lighting candles in Vaclav Square in memory of compatriots hurt or killed in preceeding demos. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 24, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Youngsters watching the events in TV, Velvet Revolution, 1989.
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  • November 24, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Press conference with Alexander Dubcek (l.) and Vaclav Havel (r.) at Camera Obscura Club. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 25, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel speak to a crowd of 500.000 people at a pro-democracy demo in Letna Plain. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 25, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel (front) welcome a crowd of 500.000 people at a pro-democracy demo in Letna Plain. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 25, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel speak to a crowd of 500.000 people at a pro-democracy demo in Letna Plain. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 25, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Cardinal Tomaszek during the canonization ceremony of St. Agnes at St. Vitus cathedral. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 25, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. People celebrate after resignation of the Communist government in Vaclav Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • November 26, 1989. Prague, Czechoslovakia. People celebrate after resignation of the Communist government in Vaclav Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A watchtower overlooking the Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A soldier guarding the Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A soldier removing parts of the Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A young couple wearing parts of the dismantled Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A young Slovak enjoys the view over the Danube from a watchtower at the now defunct Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. A Slovak mother takes her baby to a vist at the now defunct Iron Curtain at the border to Austria. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 10, 1989. Bratislava/Devin, Czechoslovakia. Having scaled the Iron Curtain, a Slovak father and sun look at people in Austria between rivers Morava (foreground) and Danube.  (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 11, 1989. Czechoslovakia. Slovaks crossing the border to Austria at provisorial checkpoints. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • March 19, 1990. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Slovak punks showing their hated passports issued under Communist rule. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • April 20, 1990. Copsa Mica, Rumania. Situated around a soot factury and a lead refinery, Copsa Mica is one of Europe's most polluted towns. Everything within 25 kilometers is covered with black grease. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • April 20, 1990. Copsa Mica, Rumania. Situated around a soot factury and a lead refinery, Copsa Mica is one of Europe's most polluted towns. Everything within 25 kilometers is covered with black grease. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • April 20, 1990. Copsa Mica, Rumania. Situated around a soot factury and a lead refinery, Copsa Mica is one of Europe's most polluted towns. Everything within 25 kilometers is covered with black grease. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • April 20, 1990. Copsa Mica, Rumania. Situated around a soot factury and a lead refinery, Copsa Mica is one of Europe's most polluted towns. Everything within 25 kilometers is covered with black grease. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • Christmas Eve, 1989. Temesvar, Rumania. In the town where the revolt against Ceausescu started, several dozen bodies?said to be victims of Securitate?later turn out to have been stolen from the hospital's morgue. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • Christmas Eve, 1989. Temesvar, Rumania. In the town where the revolt against Ceausescu started, several dozen bodies?said to be victims of Securitate?later turn out to have been stolen from the hospital's morgue. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • Christmas Eve, 1989. Temesvar, Rumania. In the town where the revolt against Ceausescu started, several dozen bodies?said to be victims of Securitate?later turn out to have been stolen from the hospital's morgue. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. A demo against Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in front of the Central Committee. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. The Rumanian flag with a hole instead of Communist insignia soon became the symbol of the revolution. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. A demo against Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in front of the Central Committee. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. Suspected agents of Ceausescu's feared Securitate secret service are held and searched by army soldiers (Photo Heimo Aga).
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. Suddenly, the state TV broadcasts images of the trial and execution of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena. The tyrant is dead. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. The Rumanian flag with a hole instead of Communist insignia soon became the symbol of the revolution, here being waved from a balcony of the Central Committee. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. The Rumanian flag with a hole instead of Communist insignia soon became the symbol of the revolution, here flying above the tanks on Revolution Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. The Rumanian flag with a hole instead of Communist insignia soon became the symbol of the revolution, here flying above the tanks on Revolution Square. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • December 26, 1989. Bucharest, Rumania. A soldier sitting on his Soviet-built T-54 tank with a flower helps guarding the revolution. (Photo Heimo Aga)
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  • Vienna, Austria. A Trabant owner from Bratislava, Slovakia jokes about the materials used to build his car on his license plate.
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