Title
News of German Television Broadcasting on 09 November 1989
Caption
GDR television informed the population about new travelling rules for GDR citizens in the news programme 'Aktuelle Kamera' (lit:Topical camera) on the evening of 09 November 1989. Before, the press conference with SED polit bureau member Guenter Schabowski, in which the sensational news were made public, had been broadcast directly. Schabowski had announced that all borders between the GDR and West Germany and West Berlin were open for all GDR citizens from that moment onwards. In a few hours, thousands of citizens of East Berlin went into the western part of the city to celebrate the event.
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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide
Date
Nov 09, 1989
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA13A03_204
License type
Rights managed
Available size
65,0Mb (8,4Mb) / 18,7in x 13,5in / 5599 x 4058 (300dpi)