Turning PointSeveral Protest against the Berlin wall finally in 1989 that action took place in East Germany. October 9th, was the gathering of nearly 70,000 people who marched in Leipzig, East Germany, demanding for government reforms. |
The Government also ordered that authorities not engage those without permits to pass. Throughout the night thousands of East Germans stampeded their way into the West.
The evening of November 9th, was the beginning of the end for the Berlin wall, when the East German government unexpectedly opened the borders to West Berlin and West Germany. |