East German refugee crisis of 1989

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause	political repression in East Germany desire for freedom of movement
gptkbp:followedBy	mass protests in East Germany
gptkbp:heldBy	1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	East German refugee crisis of 1989
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Austria gptkb:East_Germany gptkb:Hungary gptkb:West_Germany
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	international attention
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Pan-European_Picnic opening of the Iron Curtain
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:West_German_government gptkb:Austrian gptkb:Hungarian_government East German citizens
gptkbp:precededBy	tightening of East German border controls
gptkbp:refugees	over 13,000 in August 1989
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:German_reunification gptkb:fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall collapse of the Eastern Bloc
gptkbp:resultedIn	increased pressure for reform in East Germany mass emigration from East Germany opening of the Hungarian-Austrian border weakening of East German government
gptkbp:significance	contributed to the end of the Cold War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Embassy_of_Germany_in_Prague
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7