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221.	The Opposition Charges the SED with Fraud in the Local Elections of May 1989 (May 25, 1989) In an interview with a leftist West Berlin newspaper, Protestant pastor Rainer Eppelmann, a spokesman for the GDR opposition, charges the SED with fraud in the....
222.	Stasi Report on the Size and Structure of the East German Opposition (June 1, 1989) Worried about the proliferation of 160 opposition groups with about 2500 members, the East German secret police analyzed their aims (which included peace, ecology, gender equality, and human rights)....
223.	The Democratic Deficit (June 5, 1989) Published just before the third direct election to the European Parliament in June 1989, this article....
224.	François Mitterand on the Issue of German Reunification (July 27, 1989) After Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the CPSU, made a visit to Paris, the French....
225.	Erich Honecker Defends the Achievements of Socialism on the 40th Anniversary of the GDR (October 6, 1989) The fortieth anniversary of the founding of the GDR provided Erich Honecker with an opportunity to celebrate the glorious achievements of socialism (increased....
226.	Chancellor Helmut Kohl Celebrates the Success of the Social Market Economy (October 25, 1989) Chancellor Helmut Kohl delivered this speech on the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Social Market Economy. He attributed the system’s historic successes....
227.	"Talk Is Cheap" (1989) Against the backdrop of growing hostility towards foreigners, the author makes critical mention of the fact that demands for reunification were being increasingly seized upon by radical right-wing....
228.	Declining Birth Rates (1950-1990) With the end of the baby boom in the late 1960s, birthrates declined dramatically in both German states. Both governments responded with a series of social....
229.	Development of Higher Education in East and West Germany (1960-1990) On the whole, student numbers increased in West Germany, with occasional spurts: twenty-five universities, for example, opened....
230.	Statistics on East German Resettlers, Refugees, and Escapees (1961-1990) The East German government played down the number of people killed at the Wall, whereas West German newspapers....
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