Collapse of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:causedBy influence of perestroika and glasnost
loss of legitimacy of SED
opening of the Hungarian border
popular opposition
reform movements
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:date 1989
gptkbp:effect free elections in 1990
dissolution of the SED
formation of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Collapse of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
gptkbp:participants gptkb:SED_Politburo
gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkb:Hans_Modrow
East German citizens
gptkbp:precededBy mass protests in East Germany
political crisis in 1989
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall
gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:German_reunification
end of SED rule
transition to democracy in East Germany
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5