East German Peaceful Revolution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Die_Wende
gptkbp:category gptkb:Revolutions_of_1989
gptkb:German_reunification
1989 in East Germany
Nonviolent revolutions
Protests in Germany
gptkbp:cause demand for political reforms
dissatisfaction with SED regime
influence of reforms in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:endDate 1990-03-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East German Peaceful Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Perestroika
gptkb:Hungarian_border_opening
gptkb:Solidarity_movement_in_Poland
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Wolfgang_Schnur
gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
gptkb:Christian_Führer
gptkb:Hans_Modrow
gptkb:Markus_Meckel
gptkbp:location gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Monday_demonstrations
opening of the Berlin Wall
resignation of Erich Honecker
first free elections in East Germany
mass emigration through Hungary and Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Berlin_Wall
gptkb:Revolutions_of_1989
gptkb:German_reunification
gptkb:Velvet_Revolution
gptkb:Fall_of_Communism_in_Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution_in_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:result gptkb:Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall
gptkb:German_reunification
gptkb:Collapse_of_the_Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany_(SED)
gptkbp:significance end of communist rule in East Germany
contributed to the end of the Cold War
led to German reunification
gptkbp:startDate 1989-05-07
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Revolutions_of_1989
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5