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‘Monday demonstrations’ in Leipzig: the traditional prayer for peace in St. Nicholas’ Church (23 October 1989)
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‘Monday demonstrations’ in Leipzig: the traditional prayer for peace in St. Nicholas’ Church (23 October 1989)

In October 1989, thousands of people demonstrate for freedom and democracy in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) with prayers for peace held at St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) in Leipzig and the ‘Monday demonstrations' along the ‘Leipziger Ring'.

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Title ‘Monday demonstrations’ in Leipzig: the traditional prayer for peace in St. Nicholas’ Church (23 October 1989)
Document type Photo
Source Montagsdemonstration in Leipzig 1989 / Friedensgebet in der Nicolaikirche. Richter, Evelyn. Leipzig: Bundesbildstelle, 23.10.1989. Black and White.
Keywords demonstration, former GDR
Copyright © Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung
Caption In October 1989, thousands of people demonstrate for freedom and democracy in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) with prayers for peace held at St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) in Leipzig and the ‘Monday demonstrations' along the ‘Leipziger Ring'.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1987–1997 The European Union in a Europe in the throes of change >> The end of the Cold War and geopolitical change in Europe >> Reunification of a divided Germany >> The collapse of the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
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See also Cartoon by Hanel on unemployment in the former GDR (1991)
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