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Revolution
Karl-Marx-Stradt, Germany
March, 1990
Battling over and East German flag - a symbol opposing quick reunification of East and West Germany during a pre-election rally.
Following the initial opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, new elections were held on March 18, 1990, and the governing party, the SED, lost its majority in the Volkskammer (the East German parliament). On August 23, the Volkskammer decided that the territory of the Republic would unify with West Germany to form the Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990. As a result of the unification the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist.
