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Events
German leader Walter Ulbricht declares that there is no intention to build a wall
First Barrier (wire) erected
First death of a crossing citizen inflicted by a guard
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union
US President Ronald Reagan demands the wall be knocked down
Hungary breaks the Warsaw Pact, opening Austria's border to East Germans, allowing thousands of East Germans to flee West
Democracy Demonstration in East Berlin turns out 500,000 protesters
due to a miscommunication, hundreds of thousands of East Germans flood to the wall, overpowering the guards, and allowing them to breach the wall
End of WW2
Gates are officially opened
Official reunification of Germany
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Periods
protests against the wall become bolder and more popular
Cold War
official demolition of the wall
