Thats the scene at the moment on november 9th 989 communist east and German Authorities lifted travel restrictions and opened the border checkpoints to allow people to cross flee to the west after decades of repression. Of the brother in law was the result of what is seen as a peaceful revolution that quickly led to german reunification. Shows. Im tired of these chief political hacks that became a curfew is that vet at the Brandenburg Gate welcomed whats going. Well well well in. Techno after so vote it out at the Brandenburg Gate the official start of ration is over but now the party is quite seriously all off initially we thought the songs from the east german song royces some of whom wrote the fish which some people fled from the east across hungary. Did they say it will mean a lot to lot of these some until you many questions would have heard of those so also a lot of people on stage sharing their own personal stories now what you can hear behind me i just say is small for the younger for the next generation. What did we hear from the National Leaders who attended. This we heard from germany president Frank Steinmeier was that the official celebrations early on we heard from michelle. The mayor of reminded 6 lynas that those who enjoy freedom also responsible for the freedom of the future and this is listen to what the german president steinmeyer said there was a lot to read between the lines. Is the the origin today isnt just about the old pictures on the highs of days gone by. Then we can feel that today is for us to mourn todays about union our country was a day when we remember the brave people back then with gratitude and maybe even tears in our eyes. And we cant just sit by and watch as that for which they fought is forgotten. Like started over to go can be dust cant allow people to be excluded and attacked. From next to us just mentioned democracy to be disrespected and our solidarity destroyed their sticks of gum and hardened cant allow that to happen. Via next to nothing thank you. And quite clearly meant was the far right if the posse didnt leave which has an extreme right wing this is also looking at looked at very closely by the old store to see whether its in conformity with the constitution its something thats known across europe as the populist wrong i switched to take the in some eastern state has kind of real potential above the 20 percent mark in whos your lex is so basic the president saying. Since the cons and now its tough but that the freedom is taken away from individuals the freedom that would see. Years ago could be taken away once again so well into the techno phase of proceedings michela what else is fragile for sad eyes. Well actually were at the end of the schedule a word to one not bow as a serious parsing and i can say that them to take the amongst those youngsters if the party was sat through the speeches you simply cannot remember one to 4 and. At the time 30 years ago at this moment of uncertainty in german history theyre out fossicking right now and so. We had some youngsters the old sage a 16 year old saying yes it was a peaceful revolution 30 years ago but the piece of revenue soon now has to be toppling Climate Change so this new thinking by a new generation and here everybody spazzing together i know i just put out a final historic note just unusual that the Brandenburg Gate why did talk us through its significance. The bonobo gate behind me that was where the wool was the front of us was on the east german side of. Thats where the nato saw the ball so punks brady were confronting each other basically it was the front line of the cold ruled out ended 3 decades ago and of course through that history has been transformed into a symbol that all better use convents cvo become a symbol of freedom that is seen as such not just here in germany but actually much closer to. The dimitri but as you know as i became. The brunt of that gate back you. Well tonight say friends there at the Brandenburg Gate following more some book the more what took place at both ends but now a stasi one of the few places in the city where parts of the water Still Standing john a chance and im going back a look of european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died in the east germanys shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west. Ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of whats called the peaceful revolution. Today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. The iron curtain is now history thats what these young people say they are from the socalled visit crowd countries poland the Czech Republic slovakia and hungary their message 30 years after the fall of the wall europe stands united and in his speech german president. Emphasized the role of east European Countries before the fall of the wall the openly demonstrated for more freedom. Or didnt moot or not in fighting thats been born without the courage and desire for freedom that motivated the poles hungary ends czechs and slovaks the peaceful revolutions in Eastern Europe and german reunification would not have been possible. Guns on. This place and this day remind us of a great historical achievement. And they remind us that today we europeans are united in joy. So and so im going to find the chapel of reconciliation was built on the former death strip where the east German Government demolished a church 4 years before the wall fell this chapel hosts regular ceremonies in honor of those who died during germanys years of division. Is it in the gun he mentioned i pay tribute to those who were killed near the wall because they sought freedom and i pay tribute to the 75000 people who were imprisoned because they attempted to flee east germany and i didnt november the 9th of november is a day of destiny a day of horrible but also joyful moments in history that reminds us that hate racism and antisemitism must be fought and chosen and theyve missed. Then a moment of solemn thoughts for the victims of a divided germany. Youre watching that day w a special coverage of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the war so weve seen some of todays commemorative events here and lets not go back to that historic night 30 years ago. I. It was a night that changed the world 30 years ago history was turned on its head the berlin wall began to fall. I. Have all had stood for nearly 3 decades slicing through berlin it was a deadly symbol of the cold war between east and western europe between the u. S. And the soviet union. Demonstrations in east germany had put pressure on an already unstable regime. The communist government then decided to east travel restrictions to the west 1st 1st of minor this just a show for a communist official caught off guard mistakenly told reporters that the new regulations were Effective Immediately within hours joyful chaos broke out at east berlin sport across ngs it was the beginning of a new era was of the of the. Well in amongst those crowds was the Political Correspondent of peter craven who was living in west berlin at the time and witness history being made welcome do you support yourself there nobody was looking about. Taking us back then 30 years because there had been demonstrations calling for reform but the wall coming down to everyone by surprise like at alexanderplatz on the 4th of november that was a huge demonstration and i think people did begin to recover begin to realize that the game was almost up for the communist regime in east germany just a couple of days later i was actually in the bath on the afternoon of the 9th of november not thinking that it could catch possibly happen on that day or any day close and the people i was living with came home and said out of the bath the wall is coming down so i know ive never read myself down so quickly and found myself in believing strasser one of the crossing points where the wall actually opens up into east berlin and where i was right at the front with a group of friends of mine journalists and there were some people in front of us they were shaking on the wall the marmo spectum our most work the wall has to go the wall has to go and then right in front of my very eye is the fence that they have been or the big heavy gate with these german Border Guards left and right watching what was going on passively but themselves or so little bit nervous he came down and just to do it was actually travel through the gate you know came from came tumbling down and we trampled over it and made our way to the Brandenburg Gate it was on the level and nobody got shot. Lets so thats all sounds great and then the country was reunited soon after and so here we are today in the germany of today one big country but best do still seem to be divisions between east and west. 3rd very big divisions between east and west and i think a lot of a lot of it has got to do with how the economy develops in the region in the g. D. R. After the 2 countries came together east and west germany. There was this theres been a lot of good news stories about especially surrounding cities like berlin for example like potsdam like leipzig even done dresden a difficult city at this point in time but quite a dynamic city theres been a lot of as i say good news theres been a lot of people who had gone west to find work millions of people the some of the the brightest in the best who are left out of nowhere and now returning so thats all good news but there are still in eastern germany a surprising number of people or a very large number of people or probably a quarter of the population who view themselves as having been left behind unfairly have great resentment feel as though they have no voice feel as though theyre being ignored by what they see as a western German Government still and theyre being given voice by the far right alternative for germany the populist right party and that is a cause of great concern although it has to be said that the f. T. Also has considerable support in west germany too not as much though ok peter craven Political Correspondent and witness to history thank you so much thank you youre watching the dublin years up next a check in the travel guide with a berlin war special and of course you get all the latest news and information around the clock on the website d w dot com leave it out with music and celebrations from tonights events at the Brandenburg Gate. 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall on t. W. 2 fronts dear antonio heres a see him when your mother was born in 1969 the world was already 8 years old
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