Which Happened First?

fall of the Berlin Wall

fall of the Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989 during the Peaceful Revolution, marking the beginning of the destruction of the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. Sections of the wall were breached, and planned deconstruction began the following June.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. April 9 tragedyApril 9, 1989
  2. fall of the Berlin Wall (this page)November 9, 1989
  3. Gagauz RepublicNovember 12, 1989 – January 14, 1995
  4. Heisei eraJanuary 8, 1989 – April 30, 2019
  5. Hillsborough disasterApril 15, 1989
  6. Czech and Slovak Federal RepublicApril 23, 1990 – December 31, 1992

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