The Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 in East Berlin
Date
4 November 1989; 34 years ago (1989-11-04)
Location
Alexanderplatz, East Berlin, East Germany
Caused by
Mikhail Gorbachev's abandonment of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe
Monday demonstrations
GDR's lack of competitiveness in the global market
Resulted in
Fall of the Berlin Wall
German reunification
Beginning of the demonstration at Alexanderplatz
The Alexanderplatz demonstration (German: Alexanderplatz-Demonstration) was a demonstration for political reforms and against the government of the German Democratic Republic on Alexanderplatz in East Berlin on Saturday 4 November 1989. With between half a million and a million protesters it was one of the largest demonstrations in East German history[A] and a milestone of the peaceful revolution that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. The demonstration was organized by actors and employees of theaters in East Berlin. It was the first demonstration in East German history that was organized by private individuals and was permitted to take place by the authorities. The speakers during the demonstration were members of the opposition, representatives of the regime and artists, and included the dissidents Marianne Birthler and Jens Reich, the writer Stefan Heym, the actor Ulrich Mühe, the former head of the East German foreign intelligence service Markus Wolf and Politburo member Günter Schabowski.
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