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Diplomatic documents · 1989–1990

Chronicle

A selection of telegrams, memos, minutes and letters from embassies and foreign ministries in eleven countries, set against the events from autumn 1989 to German unity.

Documents per weekEvent
Sep 1989OctNovDecJan 1990FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovHungary opens its border to Austria for GDR citizensMonday demonstration in LeipzigHonecker is replaced by Egon Krenz as SED General SecretaryThe Berlin Wall opensKohl presents his Ten-Point PlanThe Brandenburg Gate reopensOttawa: agreement on the Two-plus-Four talksFirst free elections to the GDR People’s ChamberFirst Two-plus-Four ministerial meeting in BonnMonetary, economic and social union enters into forceArkhyz, Caucasus: Kohl and Gorbachev agree on a united Germany in NATOUnification Treaty signedTwo-plus-Four Treaty signed in MoscowGerman reunificationGerman–Polish Border Treaty signed

Brandenburger Tor, 30 Jahre Mauerfall (2019): New York-air, CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. Hungary opens its border to Austria for GDR citizens

  2. Monday demonstration in Leipzig

  3. Honecker is replaced by Egon Krenz as SED General Secretary

  4. The Berlin Wall opens

  5. Kohl presents his Ten-Point Plan

  6. The Brandenburg Gate reopens

  7. Ottawa: agreement on the Two-plus-Four talks

  8. First free elections to the GDR People’s Chamber

  9. First Two-plus-Four ministerial meeting in Bonn

  10. Monetary, economic and social union enters into force

  11. Arkhyz, Caucasus: Kohl and Gorbachev agree on a united Germany in NATO

  12. Unification Treaty signed

  13. Two-plus-Four Treaty signed in Moscow

  14. October 1990

  15. SwitzerlandPolitical reportVertraulichdodis.ch/49561

    Politischer Bericht des schweizerischen Botschafters in Ost-Berlin, Franz Birrer

    Einschätzungen zur Auflösung der DDR und deren Anschluss an die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, wobei insbesondere die Beschleunigung des Wiedervereinigungsprozesses seit den Ereignissen an der Berliner Mauer und deren negativen Konsequenzen für die DDR betont werden.

    Franz Birrer, Swiss Embassy in East BerlinFederal Department for Foreign Affairs

    Berlin/DDR, 2. Oktober 1990

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  16. German reunification

  17. German–Polish Border Treaty signed