Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1989_revolutions_in_Eastern_Europe
gptkb:1989_global_protests |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:European_integration
gptkb:end_of_the_Cold_War German reunification process |
| gptkbp:date |
September 1989
November 1989 |
| gptkbp:government_type |
initial repression
eventual concessions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
human rights movements
Gorbachev's reforms Western European political movements |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Velvet_Revolution
Solidarity movement in Poland |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
annual commemorations
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
mass protests
|
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
historical archives
books and articles films and documentaries |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:political_party
gptkb:political_movement cultural movements academic institutions historical societies local communities non-governmental organizations international observers research organizations trade unions think tanks environmental groups peace movements peaceful demonstrations foreign diplomats women's organizations civic groups artists and cultural figures political reform movements media activists students and youth organizations intellectuals and dissidents citizen activism churches' support |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Angela_Merkel
gptkb:Lothar_de_Maizière |
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:German_reunification
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on Eastern Europe
model for nonviolent resistance |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:East_Germany
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive international media coverage
|
| gptkbp:occurs_in |
gptkb:1989
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
end of the Socialist Unity Party's rule
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
fall of the Berlin Wall
|
| gptkbp:significance |
democratization of East Germany
|
| gptkbp:supports |
widespread public support
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
candles
doves |