Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Bitburg affair
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| gptkbp:cause |
planned visit of Ronald Reagan and Helmut Kohl to Bitburg cemetery
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| gptkbp:controversy |
presence of Waffen-SS graves at Bitburg cemetery
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| gptkbp:date |
1985
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bitburg controversy (1985)
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Helmut_Kohl |
| gptkbp:location |
Bitburg, West Germany
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive international media attention
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| gptkbp:notableProtester |
gptkb:Elie_Wiesel
gptkb:Simon_Wiesenthal |
| gptkbp:publicReaction |
widespread criticism and protests
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:World_War_II
Holocaust remembrance Bitburg cemetery US-German relations |
| gptkbp:result |
Reagan also visited Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Reagan and Kohl visited the cemetery as planned |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bitburg,_Rhineland-Palatinate,_Germany
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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