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East Berlin
Ost-Berlin Berlin (Ost)
1948–1990
Flag
Coat of arms
East Berlin (red)
Status
Capital of East Germany[a]
First Secretary
• 1948–1953
Hans Jendretzky
• 1953–1957
Alfred Neumann
• 1957–1959
Hans Kiefert
• 1959–1971
Paul Verner
• 1971–1985
Konrad Naumann
• 1985–1989
Günter Schabowski
• 1989–1990
Heinz Albrecht
Lord Mayor
• 1948–1967
Friedrich Ebert Jr. (SED)
• 1967–1974
Herbert Fechner (SED)
• 1974–1990
Erhard Krack (SED)
• 1990
Ingrid Pankraz (PDS)
• 1990
Christian Hartenhauer (PDS)
• 1990–1991
Tino Schwierzina (SDP)
• 1991
Thomas Krüger (SDP)
Historical era
Cold War
• Establishment of East Germany
7 October 1948
• Reunification
3 October 1990
Population
• 1946
1,174,582
• 1961
1,055,283
• 1989
1,279,212
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Allied-occupied Germany
Germany
Berlin
Today part of
Germany
Part of a series on the
History of Berlin
Margraviate of Brandenburg (1157–1806)
Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)
German Empire (1871–1918)
Free State of Prussia (1918–1947)
Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
1920s Berlin
Assassination of Talat Pasha
Greater Berlin Act
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Welthauptstadt Germania
Deportation of Jews from Berlin
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Battle of Berlin
West Germany and East Germany (1945–1990)
West Berlin and East Berlin
Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade (1948–1949)
Berlin Crisis of 1961
"Ich bin ein Berliner" (1963)
"Tear down this wall!" (1987)
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)
History of Germany and History of Europe
See also
Timeline of Berlin
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East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced[ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn]ⓘ) was the partially recognised capital city of East Germany (GDR) from 1948 to 1990, although in 1945, it was recognised by the Three Powers (United States, United Kingdom, and France) as the Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French sectors were known as West Berlin. From 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989, East Berlin was separated from West Berlin by the Berlin Wall. The Western Allied powers did not recognize East Berlin as the GDR's capital, nor the GDR's authority to govern East Berlin. On 3 October 1990, the day Germany was officially reunified, East and West Berlin formally reunited as the city of Berlin.
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EastBerlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn] ) was the partially recognised capital city of East Germany (GDR) from 1948 to 1990, although...
the city was split into West Berlin and EastBerlin, divided by the Berlin Wall. EastBerlin was declared the capital of East Germany, while Bonn became...
the FRG. West Berlin was formally controlled by the Western Allies and entirely surrounded by EastBerlin and East Germany. West Berlin had great symbolic...
Escape from EastBerlin is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner...
to 1989, separating it from EastBerlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government...
construction workers in EastBerlin on 16 June against work quotas during the Sovietization process in East Germany. Demonstrations in EastBerlin turned into a...
On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin, due to economic issues in EastBerlin, although for a time the Americans and British continued...
the Berlin Declaration abolishing German sovereignty in World War II. The Potsdam Agreement established the Soviet-occupied zone, bounded on the east by...
groups) attacked Berlin from the east and south, while a third overran German forces positioned north of Berlin. Before the main battle in Berlin commenced,...
directly through crossing points between East Germany and West Germany, including between East and West Berlin. Later the same day, the ministerial administration...
and East. With the reunification of Germany in 1990, Berlin was restored as the capital and as a major world city. The origin of the name Berlin is uncertain...
Germany. After the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, border stations between EastBerlin (regarded as East Germany's capital by the German Democratic...
city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. The crisis culminated in the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall...
The EastBerlin Railroad was a short line that operated in Adams County, Pennsylvania, principally handling agricultural traffic. The railroad was originally...
occurred. After East Germany tightened its zonal occupation border with West Germany, the city sector border between EastBerlin and West Berlin became a loophole...
The East Side Gallery (German: East-Side-Gallery) memorial in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a permanent open-air gallery on the longest surviving section of...
(German: Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin is the head of government, presiding over the Berlin Senate. As Berlin is an independent city as well as one...
between EastBerlin and West Berlin. Mitte encompasses Berlin's historic core and includes some of the most important tourist sites of Berlin like the...
contrasting with communist-controlled EastBerlin. In 2008, as part of a joint effort, the Free University of Berlin, along with the Hertie School of Governance...
East and West Berlin of the two countries were also de facto united into a single city, which eventually became the capital of this country. The East...
1966 from the football department of SC Dynamo Berlin and became one of the most successful clubs in East German football, with numerous appearances in...
Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The state of Berlin, the result of a merger between East and West Berlin, is usually not considered one of the new states...
There were numerous deaths at the Berlin Wall, which stood as a barrier between West Berlin and EastBerlin from 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989...
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