Event date Day Action Protester State/target Agent Event Country Location Issue Linked date Time # Protesters Prot. Arrested Prot. Injured Prot. Killed Prop. Damage State actors State injured State killed OSD OSR Source Story date No event found 1-Jan-80 Tue no event 2-Jan-80 Wed no event 3-Jan-80 Thu no event 4-Jan-80 Fri no event 5-Jan-80 Sat no event 6-Jan-80 Sun no event 7-Jan-80 Mon no event 8-Jan-80 Tue no event 9-Jan-80 Wed no event 10-Jan-80 Thu no event 11-Jan-80 Fri no event 12-Jan-80 Sat no event 13-Jan-80 Sun no event 14-Jan-80 Mon no event 15-Jan-80 Tue no event 16-Jan-80 Wed no event 17-Jan-80 Thu no event 18-Jan-80 Fri no event 19-Jan-80 Sat no event 20-Jan-80 Sun no event 21-Jan-80 Mon no event 22-Jan-80 Tue no event 23-Jan-80 Wed no event 24-Jan-80 Thu no event 25-Jan-80 Fri no event 26-Jan-80 Sat no event 27-Jan-80 Sun no event 28-Jan-80 Mon no event 29-Jan-80 Tue no event 30-Jan-80 Wed no event 31-Jan-80 Thu no event 1-Feb-80 Fri no event 2-Feb-80 Sat no event 3-Feb-80 Sun no event 4-Feb-80 Mon no event 5-Feb-80 Tue no event 6-Feb-80 Wed no event 7-Feb-80 Thu no event 8-Feb-80 Fri no event 9-Feb-80 Sat no event 10-Feb-80 Sun no event 11-Feb-80 Mon no event 12-Feb-80 Tue no event 13-Feb-80 Wed no event 14-Feb-80 Thu no event 15-Feb-80 Fri no event 16-Feb-80 Sat no event 17-Feb-80 Sun no event 18-Feb-80 Mon no event 19-Feb-80 Tue no event 20-Feb-80 Wed no event 21-Feb-80 Thu no event 22-Feb-80 Fri no event 23-Feb-80 Sat no event 24-Feb-80 Sun no event 25-Feb-80 Mon no event 26-Feb-80 Tue no event 27-Feb-80 Wed no event 28-Feb-80 Thu no event 29-Feb-80 Fri no event 1-Mar-80 Sat no event 2-Mar-80 Sun no event 3-Mar-80 Mon no event 4-Mar-80 Tue no event 5-Mar-80 Wed no event 6-Mar-80 Thu no event 7-Mar-80 Fri no event 8-Mar-80 Sat no event 9-Mar-80 Sun no event 10-Mar-80 Mon no event 11-Mar-80 Tue no event 12-Mar-80 Wed no event 13-Mar-80 Thu no event 14-Mar-80 Fri no event 15-Mar-80 Sat mobilization dissidents USSR memorial distribute leaflets against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan GDR Dresden Afghan invasion 101 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 XN0101 3/25/80 15-Mar-80 Sat mobilization dissidents USSR memorial distribute leaflets against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan GDR Leipzig Afghan invasion 101 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 XN0101 3/25/80 15-Mar-80 Sat mobilization dissidents USSR memorial distribute leaflets against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan GDR Rostock Afghan invasion 31 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 XN0101 3/25/80 16-Mar-80 Sun no event 17-Mar-80 Mon no event 18-Mar-80 Tue no event 19-Mar-80 Wed no event 20-Mar-80 Thu no event 21-Mar-80 Fri no event 22-Mar-80 Sat no event 23-Mar-80 Sun bomb-nd USSR memorial distribute leaflets against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; bomb USSR war memorial GDR Karl Marx Stadt Afghan invasion 31 0 0 0 Y 101 0 0 2500 1030000 XN0101 3/25/80 24-Mar-80 Mon no event 25-Mar-80 Tue no event 26-Mar-80 Wed no event 27-Mar-80 Thu no event 28-Mar-80 Fri no event 29-Mar-80 Sat no event 30-Mar-80 Sun no event 31-Mar-80 Mon no event 1-Apr-80 Tue no event 2-Apr-80 Wed no event 3-Apr-80 Thu no event 4-Apr-80 Fri no event 5-Apr-80 Sat no event 6-Apr-80 Sun no event 7-Apr-80 Mon no event 8-Apr-80 Tue no event 9-Apr-80 Wed no event 10-Apr-80 Thu no event 11-Apr-80 Fri no event 12-Apr-80 Sat no event 13-Apr-80 Sun no event 14-Apr-80 Mon no event 15-Apr-80 Tue no event 16-Apr-80 Wed no event 17-Apr-80 Thu no event 18-Apr-80 Fri no event 19-Apr-80 Sat no event 20-Apr-80 Sun no event 21-Apr-80 Mon no event 22-Apr-80 Tue no event 23-Apr-80 Wed no event 24-Apr-80 Thu no event 25-Apr-80 Fri no event 26-Apr-80 Sat no event 27-Apr-80 Sun no event 28-Apr-80 Mon no event 29-Apr-80 Tue no event 30-Apr-80 Wed no event 1-May-80 Thu no event 2-May-80 Fri no event 3-May-80 Sat no event 4-May-80 Sun no event 5-May-80 Mon no event 6-May-80 Tue no event 7-May-80 Wed no event 8-May-80 Thu no event 9-May-80 Fri no event 10-May-80 Sat no event 11-May-80 Sun no event 12-May-80 Mon no event 13-May-80 Tue no event 14-May-80 Wed no event 15-May-80 Thu no event 16-May-80 Fri no event 17-May-80 Sat no event 18-May-80 Sun no event 19-May-80 Mon no event 20-May-80 Tue no event 21-May-80 Wed no event 22-May-80 Thu no event 23-May-80 Fri no event 24-May-80 Sat no event 25-May-80 Sun no event 26-May-80 Mon no event 27-May-80 Tue no event 28-May-80 Wed arrest FRG pilot government police arrest glider pilot who strayed across the border GDR GDR south 0 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 5/28/80 29-May-80 Thu no event 30-May-80 Fri no event 31-May-80 Sat no event 1-Jun-80 Sun no event 2-Jun-80 Mon no event 3-Jun-80 Tue no event 4-Jun-80 Wed no event 5-Jun-80 Thu no event 6-Jun-80 Fri no event 7-Jun-80 Sat no event 8-Jun-80 Sun no event 9-Jun-80 Mon no event 10-Jun-80 Tue no event 11-Jun-80 Wed no event 12-Jun-80 Thu no event 13-Jun-80 Fri no event 14-Jun-80 Sat no event 15-Jun-80 Sun no event 16-Jun-80 Mon no event 17-Jun-80 Tue no event 18-Jun-80 Wed bomb-nd government border attack on border fortifications from West Germany GDR Meiningen anti-government 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 6/18/80 19-Jun-80 Thu no event 20-Jun-80 Fri no event 21-Jun-80 Sat no event 22-Jun-80 Sun no event 23-Jun-80 Mon no event 24-Jun-80 Tue no event 25-Jun-80 Wed no event 26-Jun-80 Thu no event 27-Jun-80 Fri no event 28-Jun-80 Sat no event 29-Jun-80 Sun no event 30-Jun-80 Mon no event 1-Jul-80 Tue no event 2-Jul-80 Wed no event 3-Jul-80 Thu no event 4-Jul-80 Fri no event 5-Jul-80 Sat no event 6-Jul-80 Sun no event 7-Jul-80 Mon no event 8-Jul-80 Tue no event 9-Jul-80 Wed no event 10-Jul-80 Thu no event 11-Jul-80 Fri no event 12-Jul-80 Sat no event 13-Jul-80 Sun no event 14-Jul-80 Mon no event 15-Jul-80 Tue no event 16-Jul-80 Wed no event 17-Jul-80 Thu no event 18-Jul-80 Fri no event 19-Jul-80 Sat no event 20-Jul-80 Sun no event 21-Jul-80 Mon no event 22-Jul-80 Tue no event 23-Jul-80 Wed no event 24-Jul-80 Thu no event 25-Jul-80 Fri no event 26-Jul-80 Sat no event 27-Jul-80 Sun no event 28-Jul-80 Mon no event 29-Jul-80 Tue no event 30-Jul-80 Wed no event 31-Jul-80 Thu no event 1-Aug-80 Fri no event 2-Aug-80 Sat no event 3-Aug-80 Sun no event 4-Aug-80 Mon no event 5-Aug-80 Tue no event 6-Aug-80 Wed no event 7-Aug-80 Thu no event 8-Aug-80 Fri no event 9-Aug-80 Sat no event 10-Aug-80 Sun no event 11-Aug-80 Mon no event 12-Aug-80 Tue no event 13-Aug-80 Wed no event 14-Aug-80 Thu no event 15-Aug-80 Fri no event 16-Aug-80 Sat no event 17-Aug-80 Sun no event 18-Aug-80 Mon no event 19-Aug-80 Tue no event 20-Aug-80 Wed no event 21-Aug-80 Thu no event 22-Aug-80 Fri no event 23-Aug-80 Sat no event 24-Aug-80 Sun no event 25-Aug-80 Mon no event 26-Aug-80 Tue no event 27-Aug-80 Wed no event 28-Aug-80 Thu no event 29-Aug-80 Fri no event 30-Aug-80 Sat no event 31-Aug-80 Sun no event 1-Sep-80 Mon no event 2-Sep-80 Tue no event 3-Sep-80 Wed no event 4-Sep-80 Thu no event 5-Sep-80 Fri no event 6-Sep-80 Sat no event 7-Sep-80 Sun no event 8-Sep-80 Mon no event 9-Sep-80 Tue no event 10-Sep-80 Wed no event 11-Sep-80 Thu no event 12-Sep-80 Fri no event 13-Sep-80 Sat no event 14-Sep-80 Sun no event 15-Sep-80 Mon no event 16-Sep-80 Tue no event 17-Sep-80 Wed obstruction-b railway workers government Reichsbahn occupy crucial signals & switch boxes GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 18-Sep-80 Thu obstruction railway workers government Reichsbahn occupy crucial signals & switch boxes GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 19-Sep-80 Fri obstruction railway workers government Reichsbahn occupy crucial signals & switch boxes GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 20-Sep-80 Sat obstruction railway workers government Reichsbahn occupy crucial signals & switch boxes GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 21-Sep-80 Sun obstruction railway workers government Reichsbahn occupy crucial signals & switch boxes GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 22-Sep-80 Mon obstruction-e railway workers government Reichsbahn East German police clashes with workers & ends occupation GDR East Berlin labor policy 20 0 0 Y 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0305 9/22/80 23-Sep-80 Tue no event 24-Sep-80 Wed no event 25-Sep-80 Thu no event 26-Sep-80 Fri no event 27-Sep-80 Sat no event 28-Sep-80 Sun no event 29-Sep-80 Mon no event 30-Sep-80 Tue no event 1-Oct-80 Wed no event 2-Oct-80 Thu no event 3-Oct-80 Fri no event 4-Oct-80 Sat no event 5-Oct-80 Sun no event 6-Oct-80 Mon no event 7-Oct-80 Tue no event 8-Oct-80 Wed no event 9-Oct-80 Thu no event 10-Oct-80 Fri no event 11-Oct-80 Sat no event 12-Oct-80 Sun no event 13-Oct-80 Mon no event 14-Oct-80 Tue no event 15-Oct-80 Wed no event 16-Oct-80 Thu no event 17-Oct-80 Fri no event 18-Oct-80 Sat no event 19-Oct-80 Sun no event 20-Oct-80 Mon no event 21-Oct-80 Tue no event 22-Oct-80 Wed no event 23-Oct-80 Thu no event 24-Oct-80 Fri no event 25-Oct-80 Sat no event 26-Oct-80 Sun no event 27-Oct-80 Mon no event 28-Oct-80 Tue no event 29-Oct-80 Wed no event 30-Oct-80 Thu no event 31-Oct-80 Fri no event 1-Nov-80 Sat exit dissidents government border guard fatally shoots his companion & flees to the west GDR GDR anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 1 0 1 2500 1030000 RE0306 8/12/81 2-Nov-80 Sun no event 3-Nov-80 Mon no event 4-Nov-80 Tue no event 5-Nov-80 Wed no event 6-Nov-80 Thu no event 7-Nov-80 Fri no event 8-Nov-80 Sat no event 9-Nov-80 Sun no event 10-Nov-80 Mon no event 11-Nov-80 Tue no event 12-Nov-80 Wed no event 13-Nov-80 Thu no event 14-Nov-80 Fri no event 15-Nov-80 Sat exit dissidents government women is killed in attempt to flee to west; companion escapes GDR GDR anti-government 2 0 0 1 Y 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0306 8/12/81 16-Nov-80 Sun no event 17-Nov-80 Mon no event 18-Nov-80 Tue no event 19-Nov-80 Wed no event 20-Nov-80 Thu no event 21-Nov-80 Fri no event 22-Nov-80 Sat no event 23-Nov-80 Sun exit dissidents government escape to West Berlin GDR East Berlin anti-government 3 1 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0401 11/24/80 24-Nov-80 Mon no event 25-Nov-80 Tue no event 26-Nov-80 Wed no event 27-Nov-80 Thu no event 28-Nov-80 Fri no event 29-Nov-80 Sat no event 30-Nov-80 Sun no event 1-Dec-80 Mon no event 2-Dec-80 Tue no event 3-Dec-80 Wed no event 4-Dec-80 Thu no event 5-Dec-80 Fri no event 6-Dec-80 Sat no event 7-Dec-80 Sun no event 8-Dec-80 Mon no event 9-Dec-80 Tue no event 10-Dec-80 Wed no event 11-Dec-80 Thu no event 12-Dec-80 Fri no event 13-Dec-80 Sat no event 14-Dec-80 Sun no event 15-Dec-80 Mon no event 16-Dec-80 Tue no event 17-Dec-80 Wed no event 18-Dec-80 Thu no event 19-Dec-80 Fri no event 20-Dec-80 Sat no event 21-Dec-80 Sun no event 22-Dec-80 Mon no event 23-Dec-80 Tue no event 24-Dec-80 Wed no event 25-Dec-80 Thu no event 26-Dec-80 Fri no event 27-Dec-80 Sat no event 28-Dec-80 Sun no event 29-Dec-80 Mon no event 30-Dec-80 Tue no event 31-Dec-80 Wed no event 1-Jan-81 Thu no event 2-Jan-81 Fri no event 3-Jan-81 Sat no event 4-Jan-81 Sun no event 5-Jan-81 Mon no event 6-Jan-81 Tue no event 7-Jan-81 Wed no event 8-Jan-81 Thu no event 9-Jan-81 Fri no event 10-Jan-81 Sat no event 11-Jan-81 Sun no event 12-Jan-81 Mon no event 13-Jan-81 Tue no event 14-Jan-81 Wed no event 15-Jan-81 Thu no event 16-Jan-81 Fri no event 17-Jan-81 Sat no event 18-Jan-81 Sun no event 19-Jan-81 Mon no event 20-Jan-81 Tue no event 21-Jan-81 Wed no event 22-Jan-81 Thu no event 23-Jan-81 Fri no event 24-Jan-81 Sat no event 25-Jan-81 Sun no event 26-Jan-81 Mon no event 27-Jan-81 Tue no event 28-Jan-81 Wed no event 29-Jan-81 Thu no event 30-Jan-81 Fri no event 31-Jan-81 Sat no event 1-Feb-81 Sun no event 2-Feb-81 Mon no event 3-Feb-81 Tue no event 4-Feb-81 Wed no event 5-Feb-81 Thu no event 6-Feb-81 Fri no event 7-Feb-81 Sat no event 8-Feb-81 Sun no event 9-Feb-81 Mon no event 10-Feb-81 Tue no event 11-Feb-81 Wed no event 12-Feb-81 Thu no event 13-Feb-81 Fri no event 14-Feb-81 Sat no event 15-Feb-81 Sun no event 16-Feb-81 Mon no event 17-Feb-81 Tue no event 18-Feb-81 Wed no event 19-Feb-81 Thu no event 20-Feb-81 Fri no event 21-Feb-81 Sat no event 22-Feb-81 Sun no event 23-Feb-81 Mon no event 24-Feb-81 Tue no event 25-Feb-81 Wed no event 26-Feb-81 Thu no event 27-Feb-81 Fri no event 28-Feb-81 Sat no event 1-Mar-81 Sun no event 2-Mar-81 Mon no event 3-Mar-81 Tue no event 4-Mar-81 Wed no event 5-Mar-81 Thu no event 6-Mar-81 Fri no event 7-Mar-81 Sat no event 8-Mar-81 Sun no event 9-Mar-81 Mon no event 10-Mar-81 Tue no event 11-Mar-81 Wed no event 12-Mar-81 Thu no event 13-Mar-81 Fri no event 14-Mar-81 Sat no event 15-Mar-81 Sun no event 16-Mar-81 Mon no event 17-Mar-81 Tue no event 18-Mar-81 Wed no event 19-Mar-81 Thu no event 20-Mar-81 Fri no event 21-Mar-81 Sat no event 22-Mar-81 Sun no event 23-Mar-81 Mon no event 24-Mar-81 Tue no event 25-Mar-81 Wed no event 26-Mar-81 Thu no event 27-Mar-81 Fri no event 28-Mar-81 Sat no event 29-Mar-81 Sun no event 30-Mar-81 Mon no event 31-Mar-81 Tue no event 1-Apr-81 Wed no event 2-Apr-81 Thu no event 3-Apr-81 Fri no event 4-Apr-81 Sat no event 5-Apr-81 Sun no event 6-Apr-81 Mon no event 7-Apr-81 Tue no event 8-Apr-81 Wed no event 9-Apr-81 Thu no event 10-Apr-81 Fri no event 11-Apr-81 Sat no event 12-Apr-81 Sun no event 13-Apr-81 Mon no event 14-Apr-81 Tue no event 15-Apr-81 Wed no event 16-Apr-81 Thu no event 17-Apr-81 Fri no event 18-Apr-81 Sat no event 19-Apr-81 Sun no event 20-Apr-81 Mon no event 21-Apr-81 Tue no event 22-Apr-81 Wed no event 23-Apr-81 Thu no event 24-Apr-81 Fri no event 25-Apr-81 Sat no event 26-Apr-81 Sun no event 27-Apr-81 Mon no event 28-Apr-81 Tue no event 29-Apr-81 Wed no event 30-Apr-81 Thu no event 1-May-81 Fri no event 2-May-81 Sat no event 3-May-81 Sun no event 4-May-81 Mon no event 5-May-81 Tue no event 6-May-81 Wed no event 7-May-81 Thu no event 8-May-81 Fri no event 9-May-81 Sat no event 10-May-81 Sun no event 11-May-81 Mon no event 12-May-81 Tue no event 13-May-81 Wed no event 14-May-81 Thu no event 15-May-81 Fri no event 16-May-81 Sat no event 17-May-81 Sun no event 18-May-81 Mon no event 19-May-81 Tue no event 20-May-81 Wed no event 21-May-81 Thu no event 22-May-81 Fri no event 23-May-81 Sat no event 24-May-81 Sun no event 25-May-81 Mon no event 26-May-81 Tue no event 27-May-81 Wed no event 28-May-81 Thu no event 29-May-81 Fri no event 30-May-81 Sat no event 31-May-81 Sun no event 1-Jun-81 Mon no event 2-Jun-81 Tue no event 3-Jun-81 Wed no event 4-Jun-81 Thu no event 5-Jun-81 Fri no event 6-Jun-81 Sat no event 7-Jun-81 Sun no event 8-Jun-81 Mon no event 9-Jun-81 Tue no event 10-Jun-81 Wed no event 11-Jun-81 Thu no event 12-Jun-81 Fri no event 13-Jun-81 Sat no event 14-Jun-81 Sun no event 15-Jun-81 Mon no event 16-Jun-81 Tue no event 17-Jun-81 Wed no event 18-Jun-81 Thu no event 19-Jun-81 Fri no event 20-Jun-81 Sat no event 21-Jun-81 Sun no event 22-Jun-81 Mon no event 23-Jun-81 Tue no event 24-Jun-81 Wed no event 25-Jun-81 Thu no event 26-Jun-81 Fri no event 27-Jun-81 Sat no event 28-Jun-81 Sun no event 29-Jun-81 Mon no event 30-Jun-81 Tue no event 1-Jul-81 Wed no event 2-Jul-81 Thu no event 3-Jul-81 Fri no event 4-Jul-81 Sat no event 5-Jul-81 Sun no event 6-Jul-81 Mon no event 7-Jul-81 Tue no event 8-Jul-81 Wed no event 9-Jul-81 Thu no event 10-Jul-81 Fri no event 11-Jul-81 Sat no event 12-Jul-81 Sun no event 13-Jul-81 Mon no event 14-Jul-81 Tue no event 15-Jul-81 Wed no event 16-Jul-81 Thu no event 17-Jul-81 Fri no event 18-Jul-81 Sat no event 19-Jul-81 Sun no event 20-Jul-81 Mon no event 21-Jul-81 Tue no event 22-Jul-81 Wed no event 23-Jul-81 Thu no event 24-Jul-81 Fri no event 25-Jul-81 Sat no event 26-Jul-81 Sun no event 27-Jul-81 Mon strike workers government strikes for better working conditions in sections of some plants GDR GDR labor policy 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0101 7/29/81 27-Jul-81 Mon demonstration dissidents government police clashes over support of Polish Solidarity movement in several cities GDR GDR foreign worker support 101 0 Y 301 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0101 7/29/81 28-Jul-81 Tue no event 29-Jul-81 Wed no event 30-Jul-81 Thu no event 31-Jul-81 Fri no event 1-Aug-81 Sat no event 2-Aug-81 Sun no event 3-Aug-81 Mon no event 4-Aug-81 Tue no event 5-Aug-81 Wed no event 6-Aug-81 Thu no event 7-Aug-81 Fri no event 8-Aug-81 Sat no event 9-Aug-81 Sun no event 10-Aug-81 Mon no event 11-Aug-81 Tue no event 12-Aug-81 Wed demonstration dissidents government police citizens show sympathy with anti-wall protesters in West Berlin GDR East Berlin anti-government 6 6 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0304 8/12/81 13-Aug-81 Thu no event 14-Aug-81 Fri no event 15-Aug-81 Sat no event 16-Aug-81 Sun no event 17-Aug-81 Mon no event 18-Aug-81 Tue no event 19-Aug-81 Wed no event 20-Aug-81 Thu no event 21-Aug-81 Fri no event 22-Aug-81 Sat no event 23-Aug-81 Sun no event 24-Aug-81 Mon exit dissidents government police attempt to flee to West Berlin GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 8/25/81 25-Aug-81 Tue no event 26-Aug-81 Wed no event 27-Aug-81 Thu no event 28-Aug-81 Fri no event 29-Aug-81 Sat no event 30-Aug-81 Sun no event 31-Aug-81 Mon no event 1-Sep-81 Tue no event 2-Sep-81 Wed no event 3-Sep-81 Thu no event 4-Sep-81 Fri no event 5-Sep-81 Sat no event 6-Sep-81 Sun no event 7-Sep-81 Mon no event 8-Sep-81 Tue no event 9-Sep-81 Wed no event 10-Sep-81 Thu no event 11-Sep-81 Fri no event 12-Sep-81 Sat no event 13-Sep-81 Sun no event 14-Sep-81 Mon no event 15-Sep-81 Tue no event 16-Sep-81 Wed no event 17-Sep-81 Thu no event 18-Sep-81 Fri no event 19-Sep-81 Sat no event 20-Sep-81 Sun no event 21-Sep-81 Mon no event 22-Sep-81 Tue no event 23-Sep-81 Wed no event 24-Sep-81 Thu no event 25-Sep-81 Fri no event 26-Sep-81 Sat no event 27-Sep-81 Sun no event 28-Sep-81 Mon no event 29-Sep-81 Tue no event 30-Sep-81 Wed no event 1-Oct-81 Thu no event 2-Oct-81 Fri no event 3-Oct-81 Sat no event 4-Oct-81 Sun no event 5-Oct-81 Mon no event 6-Oct-81 Tue no event 7-Oct-81 Wed no event 8-Oct-81 Thu petition pacifists USSR all-German peace initiative against deployment of nuclear missiles GDR GDR nuclear arms 27 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 BBC0101 10/9/81 9-Oct-81 Fri no event 10-Oct-81 Sat no event 11-Oct-81 Sun no event 12-Oct-81 Mon no event 13-Oct-81 Tue no event 14-Oct-81 Wed no event 15-Oct-81 Thu no event 16-Oct-81 Fri no event 17-Oct-81 Sat no event 18-Oct-81 Sun no event 19-Oct-81 Mon no event 20-Oct-81 Tue no event 21-Oct-81 Wed no event 22-Oct-81 Thu no event 23-Oct-81 Fri no event 24-Oct-81 Sat no event 25-Oct-81 Sun no event 26-Oct-81 Mon no event 27-Oct-81 Tue no event 28-Oct-81 Wed no event 29-Oct-81 Thu no event 30-Oct-81 Fri no event 31-Oct-81 Sat no event 1-Nov-81 Sun no event 2-Nov-81 Mon no event 3-Nov-81 Tue no event 4-Nov-81 Wed no event 5-Nov-81 Thu no event 6-Nov-81 Fri no event 7-Nov-81 Sat no event 8-Nov-81 Sun no event 9-Nov-81 Mon no event 10-Nov-81 Tue no event 11-Nov-81 Wed no event 12-Nov-81 Thu no event 13-Nov-81 Fri no event 14-Nov-81 Sat no event 15-Nov-81 Sun no event 16-Nov-81 Mon no event 17-Nov-81 Tue no event 18-Nov-81 Wed no event 19-Nov-81 Thu no event 20-Nov-81 Fri no event 21-Nov-81 Sat no event 22-Nov-81 Sun no event 23-Nov-81 Mon no event 24-Nov-81 Tue no event 25-Nov-81 Wed no event 26-Nov-81 Thu no event 27-Nov-81 Fri no event 28-Nov-81 Sat no event 29-Nov-81 Sun no event 30-Nov-81 Mon no event 1-Dec-81 Tue no event 2-Dec-81 Wed no event 3-Dec-81 Thu no event 4-Dec-81 Fri no event 5-Dec-81 Sat no event 6-Dec-81 Sun no event 7-Dec-81 Mon no event 8-Dec-81 Tue no event 9-Dec-81 Wed no event 10-Dec-81 Thu no event 11-Dec-81 Fri no event 12-Dec-81 Sat no event 13-Dec-81 Sun no event 14-Dec-81 Mon no event 15-Dec-81 Tue no event 16-Dec-81 Wed no event 17-Dec-81 Thu no event 18-Dec-81 Fri no event 19-Dec-81 Sat no event 20-Dec-81 Sun no event 21-Dec-81 Mon no event 22-Dec-81 Tue no event 23-Dec-81 Wed no event 24-Dec-81 Thu no event 25-Dec-81 Fri no event 26-Dec-81 Sat no event 27-Dec-81 Sun no event 28-Dec-81 Mon no event 29-Dec-81 Tue no event 30-Dec-81 Wed no event 31-Dec-81 Thu no event 1-Jan-82 Fri arrest dissidents government police arrests of East Germans sympathizing with Polish Solidarity union GDR GDR foreign worker support 12/13/81 0 9 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/1/82 2-Jan-82 Sat no event 3-Jan-82 Sun no event 4-Jan-82 Mon no event 5-Jan-82 Tue no event 6-Jan-82 Wed no event 7-Jan-82 Thu no event 8-Jan-82 Fri no event 9-Jan-82 Sat no event 10-Jan-82 Sun no event 11-Jan-82 Mon no event 12-Jan-82 Tue no event 13-Jan-82 Wed no event 14-Jan-82 Thu no event 15-Jan-82 Fri no event 16-Jan-82 Sat no event 17-Jan-82 Sun no event 18-Jan-82 Mon no event 19-Jan-82 Tue no event 20-Jan-82 Wed no event 21-Jan-82 Thu no event 22-Jan-82 Fri no event 23-Jan-82 Sat no event 24-Jan-82 Sun no event 25-Jan-82 Mon no event 26-Jan-82 Tue no event 27-Jan-82 Wed occupation-b FRG ecologists FRG border West German ecologists occupy border strip to protest construction of nuclear waste dump at Gorleben GDR GDR nuclear power 45 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/28/82 28-Jan-82 Thu occupation-e FRG ecologists FRG border West German ecologists occupy border strip to protest construction of nuclear waste dump at Gorleben GDR GDR nuclear power 45 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/28/82 28-Jan-82 Thu exit dissidents government East German escapes (seriously wounded) to the west GDR GDR anti-government 1 0 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 1/28/82 29-Jan-82 Fri no event 30-Jan-82 Sat no event 31-Jan-82 Sun no event 1-Feb-82 Mon no event 2-Feb-82 Tue no event 3-Feb-82 Wed no event 4-Feb-82 Thu no event 5-Feb-82 Fri no event 6-Feb-82 Sat no event 7-Feb-82 Sun no event 8-Feb-82 Mon petition pacifists NATO/WTO dissidents petition for East-West disarmament GDR GDR peace 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0602 2/8/82 9-Feb-82 Tue no event 10-Feb-82 Wed arrest dissident government police East German clergyman & pacifist activist detained for 2 days GDR East Berlin 0 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 2/11/82 11-Feb-82 Thu no event 12-Feb-82 Fri petition pacifists government "young people demand changes in conscription to allow ""social peace service""" GDR GDR conscription 6000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 EC0103 2/13/82 13-Feb-82 Sat demonstration pacifists government unofficial protest on anniversary of Dresden bombing GDR Dresden peace 2/13/45 6000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 2/13/83 13-Feb-82 Sat demonstration pacifists NATO/WTO church holds unofficial peace demonstration on anniversary of city's destruction GDR Dresden peace 2/13/45 301 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 2/13/82 13-Feb-82 Sat rally pacifists NATO/WTO peace church service on anniversary of city's destruction GDR Dresden peace 2/13/45 5000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 2/13/82 14-Feb-82 Sun no event 15-Feb-82 Mon no event 16-Feb-82 Tue no event 17-Feb-82 Wed no event 18-Feb-82 Thu no event 19-Feb-82 Fri no event 20-Feb-82 Sat no event 21-Feb-82 Sun no event 22-Feb-82 Mon no event 23-Feb-82 Tue no event 24-Feb-82 Wed no event 25-Feb-82 Thu no event 26-Feb-82 Fri no event 27-Feb-82 Sat no event 28-Feb-82 Sun no event 1-Mar-82 Mon hunger strike dissidents government effort to be allowed to rejoin his Indian fiancee GDR East Berlin emigration policy 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 8/17/82 2-Mar-82 Tue hunger strike dissidents government effort to be allowed to rejoin his Indian fiancee GDR East Berlin emigration policy 1 1 0 0 N 8 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 8/17/82 3-Mar-82 Wed no event 4-Mar-82 Thu no event 5-Mar-82 Fri no event 6-Mar-82 Sat no event 7-Mar-82 Sun no event 8-Mar-82 Mon no event 9-Mar-82 Tue no event 10-Mar-82 Wed no event 11-Mar-82 Thu no event 12-Mar-82 Fri no event 13-Mar-82 Sat no event 14-Mar-82 Sun no event 15-Mar-82 Mon no event 16-Mar-82 Tue no event 17-Mar-82 Wed no event 18-Mar-82 Thu no event 19-Mar-82 Fri no event 20-Mar-82 Sat no event 21-Mar-82 Sun no event 22-Mar-82 Mon no event 23-Mar-82 Tue no event 24-Mar-82 Wed no event 25-Mar-82 Thu no event 26-Mar-82 Fri no event 27-Mar-82 Sat no event 28-Mar-82 Sun no event 29-Mar-82 Mon no event 30-Mar-82 Tue no event 31-Mar-82 Wed no event 1-Apr-82 Thu no event 2-Apr-82 Fri no event 3-Apr-82 Sat no event 4-Apr-82 Sun no event 5-Apr-82 Mon no event 6-Apr-82 Tue no event 7-Apr-82 Wed no event 8-Apr-82 Thu no event 9-Apr-82 Fri no event 10-Apr-82 Sat no event 11-Apr-82 Sun no event 12-Apr-82 Mon no event 13-Apr-82 Tue no event 14-Apr-82 Wed no event 15-Apr-82 Thu no event 16-Apr-82 Fri no event 17-Apr-82 Sat harassment pacifists government police funeral of dissident pacifist Robert Havemann; identity checks & arrests by police GDR East Berlin peace 500 51 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 4/17/82 17-Apr-82 Sat arrest police pacifist detain citizens on their way to Havemann funeral GDR East Berlin peace 0 31 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0402 4/17/82 18-Apr-82 Sun no event 19-Apr-82 Mon no event 20-Apr-82 Tue no event 21-Apr-82 Wed no event 22-Apr-82 Thu no event 23-Apr-82 Fri petition pacifists NATO/WTO appeal for disarmament in East & West GDR GDR peace 700 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0211 4/23/82 24-Apr-82 Sat no event 25-Apr-82 Sun no event 26-Apr-82 Mon no event 27-Apr-82 Tue no event 28-Apr-82 Wed no event 29-Apr-82 Thu no event 30-Apr-82 Fri no event 1-May-82 Sat no event 2-May-82 Sun no event 3-May-82 Mon no event 4-May-82 Tue no event 5-May-82 Wed no event 6-May-82 Thu no event 7-May-82 Fri no event 8-May-82 Sat no event 9-May-82 Sun no event 10-May-82 Mon no event 11-May-82 Tue no event 12-May-82 Wed no event 13-May-82 Thu no event 14-May-82 Fri no event 15-May-82 Sat no event 16-May-82 Sun no event 17-May-82 Mon no event 18-May-82 Tue no event 19-May-82 Wed no event 20-May-82 Thu no event 21-May-82 Fri no event 22-May-82 Sat no event 23-May-82 Sun no event 24-May-82 Mon no event 25-May-82 Tue no event 26-May-82 Wed no event 27-May-82 Thu no event 28-May-82 Fri no event 29-May-82 Sat no event 30-May-82 Sun no event 31-May-82 Mon no event 1-Jun-82 Tue no event 2-Jun-82 Wed no event 3-Jun-82 Thu no event 4-Jun-82 Fri no event 5-Jun-82 Sat exit dissidents government attempt to flee to west; shooting at Berlin Wall GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 6/5/82 6-Jun-82 Sun no event 7-Jun-82 Mon no event 8-Jun-82 Tue no event 9-Jun-82 Wed no event 10-Jun-82 Thu no event 11-Jun-82 Fri no event 12-Jun-82 Sat no event 13-Jun-82 Sun no event 14-Jun-82 Mon no event 15-Jun-82 Tue no event 16-Jun-82 Wed no event 17-Jun-82 Thu no event 18-Jun-82 Fri no event 19-Jun-82 Sat no event 20-Jun-82 Sun no event 21-Jun-82 Mon no event 22-Jun-82 Tue no event 23-Jun-82 Wed no event 24-Jun-82 Thu no event 25-Jun-82 Fri no event 26-Jun-82 Sat no event 27-Jun-82 Sun no event 28-Jun-82 Mon no event 29-Jun-82 Tue no event 30-Jun-82 Wed no event 1-Jul-82 Thu no event 2-Jul-82 Fri no event 3-Jul-82 Sat no event 4-Jul-82 Sun no event 5-Jul-82 Mon no event 6-Jul-82 Tue no event 7-Jul-82 Wed no event 8-Jul-82 Thu no event 9-Jul-82 Fri no event 10-Jul-82 Sat no event 11-Jul-82 Sun no event 12-Jul-82 Mon no event 13-Jul-82 Tue no event 14-Jul-82 Wed no event 15-Jul-82 Thu no event 16-Jul-82 Fri no event 17-Jul-82 Sat no event 18-Jul-82 Sun no event 19-Jul-82 Mon no event 20-Jul-82 Tue no event 21-Jul-82 Wed no event 22-Jul-82 Thu no event 23-Jul-82 Fri no event 24-Jul-82 Sat no event 25-Jul-82 Sun no event 26-Jul-82 Mon no event 27-Jul-82 Tue no event 28-Jul-82 Wed no event 29-Jul-82 Thu no event 30-Jul-82 Fri no event 31-Jul-82 Sat no event 1-Aug-82 Sun no event 2-Aug-82 Mon no event 3-Aug-82 Tue no event 4-Aug-82 Wed no event 5-Aug-82 Thu no event 6-Aug-82 Fri no event 7-Aug-82 Sat no event 8-Aug-82 Sun no event 9-Aug-82 Mon no event 10-Aug-82 Tue no event 11-Aug-82 Wed no event 12-Aug-82 Thu no event 13-Aug-82 Fri no event 14-Aug-82 Sat no event 15-Aug-82 Sun no event 16-Aug-82 Mon no event 17-Aug-82 Tue no event 18-Aug-82 Wed no event 19-Aug-82 Thu no event 20-Aug-82 Fri no event 21-Aug-82 Sat no event 22-Aug-82 Sun no event 23-Aug-82 Mon no event 24-Aug-82 Tue no event 25-Aug-82 Wed no event 26-Aug-82 Thu no event 27-Aug-82 Fri no event 28-Aug-82 Sat no event 29-Aug-82 Sun no event 30-Aug-82 Mon no event 31-Aug-82 Tue no event 1-Sep-82 Wed no event 2-Sep-82 Thu no event 3-Sep-82 Fri no event 4-Sep-82 Sat no event 5-Sep-82 Sun no event 6-Sep-82 Mon no event 7-Sep-82 Tue no event 8-Sep-82 Wed no event 9-Sep-82 Thu no event 10-Sep-82 Fri no event 11-Sep-82 Sat no event 12-Sep-82 Sun no event 13-Sep-82 Mon no event 14-Sep-82 Tue no event 15-Sep-82 Wed no event 16-Sep-82 Thu no event 17-Sep-82 Fri no event 18-Sep-82 Sat symbolic pacifists government "bicycle parade ""to have fun without official approval""" GDR East Berlin 150 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 9/18/82 19-Sep-82 Sun no event 20-Sep-82 Mon no event 21-Sep-82 Tue no event 22-Sep-82 Wed no event 23-Sep-82 Thu no event 24-Sep-82 Fri no event 25-Sep-82 Sat no event 26-Sep-82 Sun no event 27-Sep-82 Mon no event 28-Sep-82 Tue no event 29-Sep-82 Wed no event 30-Sep-82 Thu no event 1-Oct-82 Fri no event 2-Oct-82 Sat no event 3-Oct-82 Sun no event 4-Oct-82 Mon no event 5-Oct-82 Tue no event 6-Oct-82 Wed no event 7-Oct-82 Thu no event 8-Oct-82 Fri no event 9-Oct-82 Sat no event 10-Oct-82 Sun no event 11-Oct-82 Mon no event 12-Oct-82 Tue no event 13-Oct-82 Wed no event 14-Oct-82 Thu no event 15-Oct-82 Fri no event 16-Oct-82 Sat no event 17-Oct-82 Sun no event 18-Oct-82 Mon no event 19-Oct-82 Tue hunger strike prisoner government worker arrested for support of Polish free trade unions against prison conditions GDR Jena prison conditions 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 10/19/82 20-Oct-82 Wed no event 21-Oct-82 Thu no event 22-Oct-82 Fri no event 23-Oct-82 Sat no event 24-Oct-82 Sun no event 25-Oct-82 Mon no event 26-Oct-82 Tue no event 27-Oct-82 Wed no event 28-Oct-82 Thu no event 29-Oct-82 Fri no event 30-Oct-82 Sat no event 31-Oct-82 Sun no event 1-Nov-82 Mon no event 2-Nov-82 Tue no event 3-Nov-82 Wed no event 4-Nov-82 Thu no event 5-Nov-82 Fri no event 6-Nov-82 Sat no event 7-Nov-82 Sun no event 8-Nov-82 Mon no event 9-Nov-82 Tue no event 10-Nov-82 Wed no event 11-Nov-82 Thu no event 12-Nov-82 Fri no event 13-Nov-82 Sat no event 14-Nov-82 Sun no event 15-Nov-82 Mon no event 16-Nov-82 Tue no event 17-Nov-82 Wed no event 18-Nov-82 Thu no event 19-Nov-82 Fri no event 20-Nov-82 Sat no event 21-Nov-82 Sun no event 22-Nov-82 Mon no event 23-Nov-82 Tue no event 24-Nov-82 Wed no event 25-Nov-82 Thu no event 26-Nov-82 Fri no event 27-Nov-82 Sat no event 28-Nov-82 Sun no event 29-Nov-82 Mon no event 30-Nov-82 Tue no event 1-Dec-82 Wed no event 2-Dec-82 Thu no event 3-Dec-82 Fri no event 4-Dec-82 Sat no event 5-Dec-82 Sun no event 6-Dec-82 Mon no event 7-Dec-82 Tue no event 8-Dec-82 Wed no event 9-Dec-82 Thu no event 10-Dec-82 Fri no event 11-Dec-82 Sat no event 12-Dec-82 Sun no event 13-Dec-82 Mon no event 14-Dec-82 Tue no event 15-Dec-82 Wed no event 16-Dec-82 Thu no event 17-Dec-82 Fri no event 18-Dec-82 Sat no event 19-Dec-82 Sun no event 20-Dec-82 Mon no event 21-Dec-82 Tue no event 22-Dec-82 Wed no event 23-Dec-82 Thu no event 24-Dec-82 Fri demonstration pacifists government unofficial peace demonstration GDR Jena peace 101 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 1/15/83 25-Dec-82 Sat no event 26-Dec-82 Sun no event 27-Dec-82 Mon no event 28-Dec-82 Tue no event 29-Dec-82 Wed no event 30-Dec-82 Thu no event 31-Dec-82 Fri no event 1-Jan-83 Sat no event 2-Jan-83 Sun no event 3-Jan-83 Mon no event 4-Jan-83 Tue no event 5-Jan-83 Wed no event 6-Jan-83 Thu no event 7-Jan-83 Fri no event 8-Jan-83 Sat no event 9-Jan-83 Sun no event 10-Jan-83 Mon no event 11-Jan-83 Tue no event 12-Jan-83 Wed no event 13-Jan-83 Thu no event 14-Jan-83 Fri no event 15-Jan-83 Sat arrest pacifists police charges linked to unofficial peace demonstration GDR Jena peace 12/24/82 0 3 0 0 N 8 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 1/15/83 16-Jan-83 Sun no event 17-Jan-83 Mon no event 18-Jan-83 Tue no event 19-Jan-83 Wed no event 20-Jan-83 Thu no event 21-Jan-83 Fri no event 22-Jan-83 Sat no event 23-Jan-83 Sun no event 24-Jan-83 Mon no event 25-Jan-83 Tue no event 26-Jan-83 Wed arrest pacifists police detain 4 members of unofficial peace movement GDR Jena peace 0 4 0 0 N 8 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 1/27/83 26-Jan-83 Wed arrest pacifists police arrests in Weimar among pacifists GDR Weimar peace 0 0 0 N 8 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 1/27/83 27-Jan-83 Thu no event 28-Jan-83 Fri no event 29-Jan-83 Sat no event 30-Jan-83 Sun no event 31-Jan-83 Mon no event 1-Feb-83 Tue no event 2-Feb-83 Wed no event 3-Feb-83 Thu no event 4-Feb-83 Fri no event 5-Feb-83 Sat no event 6-Feb-83 Sun no event 7-Feb-83 Mon no event 8-Feb-83 Tue no event 9-Feb-83 Wed no event 10-Feb-83 Thu no event 11-Feb-83 Fri no event 12-Feb-83 Sat no event 13-Feb-83 Sun no event 14-Feb-83 Mon no event 15-Feb-83 Tue no event 16-Feb-83 Wed demonstration pacifists NATO/WTO members of independent peace movement against militarism & armament GDR Leipzig peace 250 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0302 2/16/83 17-Feb-83 Thu no event 18-Feb-83 Fri arrest pacifists police arrested on charges of forming an anti-state group GDR Jena 0 16 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 2/18/83 18-Feb-83 Fri arrest pacifists police arrest Jehovah's Witnesses for refusing military service GDR Karl Marx Stadt 0 49 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0402 2/18/83 19-Feb-83 Sat no event 20-Feb-83 Sun rally pacifists NATO/WTO gather in Protestant churches GDR Dresden peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0103 2/22/83 21-Feb-83 Mon no event 22-Feb-83 Tue no event 23-Feb-83 Wed no event 24-Feb-83 Thu no event 25-Feb-83 Fri no event 26-Feb-83 Sat no event 27-Feb-83 Sun no event 28-Feb-83 Mon no event 1-Mar-83 Tue no event 2-Mar-83 Wed no event 3-Mar-83 Thu no event 4-Mar-83 Fri no event 5-Mar-83 Sat no event 6-Mar-83 Sun demonstration women NATO mark forthcoming International Women's day; demonstrate for peace GDR East Berlin women's rights 3500 0 0 0 N 1001 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 3/6/83 6-Mar-83 Sun demonstration women NATO mark forthcoming International Women's day; demonstrate for peace GDR GDR women's rights 3001 0 0 0 N 1001 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 3/6/83 7-Mar-83 Mon no event 8-Mar-83 Tue no event 9-Mar-83 Wed no event 10-Mar-83 Thu no event 11-Mar-83 Fri no event 12-Mar-83 Sat no event 13-Mar-83 Sun no event 14-Mar-83 Mon no event 15-Mar-83 Tue no event 16-Mar-83 Wed no event 17-Mar-83 Thu no event 18-Mar-83 Fri rally pacifists government rally against armaments GDR Jena peace 100 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0107 4/5/83 19-Mar-83 Sat no event 20-Mar-83 Sun no event 21-Mar-83 Mon no event 22-Mar-83 Tue no event 23-Mar-83 Wed no event 24-Mar-83 Thu no event 25-Mar-83 Fri no event 26-Mar-83 Sat no event 27-Mar-83 Sun no event 28-Mar-83 Mon no event 29-Mar-83 Tue no event 30-Mar-83 Wed no event 31-Mar-83 Thu no event 1-Apr-83 Fri no event 2-Apr-83 Sat no event 3-Apr-83 Sun no event 4-Apr-83 Mon no event 5-Apr-83 Tue no event 6-Apr-83 Wed no event 7-Apr-83 Thu no event 8-Apr-83 Fri no event 9-Apr-83 Sat arrest pacifists police arrest conscientious objectors GDR GDR conscription 0 6 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0202 4/11/83 10-Apr-83 Sun no event 11-Apr-83 Mon no event 12-Apr-83 Tue no event 13-Apr-83 Wed no event 14-Apr-83 Thu no event 15-Apr-83 Fri no event 16-Apr-83 Sat no event 17-Apr-83 Sun no event 18-Apr-83 Mon no event 19-Apr-83 Tue no event 20-Apr-83 Wed no event 21-Apr-83 Thu no event 22-Apr-83 Fri no event 23-Apr-83 Sat no event 24-Apr-83 Sun no event 25-Apr-83 Mon no event 26-Apr-83 Tue no event 27-Apr-83 Wed no event 28-Apr-83 Thu no event 29-Apr-83 Fri no event 30-Apr-83 Sat no event 1-May-83 Sun no event 2-May-83 Mon no event 3-May-83 Tue no event 4-May-83 Wed no event 5-May-83 Thu no event 6-May-83 Fri no event 7-May-83 Sat no event 8-May-83 Sun no event 9-May-83 Mon no event 10-May-83 Tue no event 11-May-83 Wed no event 12-May-83 Thu demonstration FRG Greens government members of West German parliament for disarmament GDR East Berlin peace 4 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 5/12/83 13-May-83 Fri no event 14-May-83 Sat no event 15-May-83 Sun no event 16-May-83 Mon no event 17-May-83 Tue no event 18-May-83 Wed no event 19-May-83 Thu no event 20-May-83 Fri no event 21-May-83 Sat no event 22-May-83 Sun demonstration pacifists government "unofficial peace rally by ""Last Weekend""" GDR Jena peace 36 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 5/29/83 22-May-83 Sun expulsion pacifists government "GDR expels activists from unofficial pacifist group, ""Last Weekend""" GDR Jena repression 0 12 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 5/27/83 23-May-83 Mon no event 24-May-83 Tue no event 25-May-83 Wed no event 26-May-83 Thu no event 27-May-83 Fri expulsion pacifists government "GDR expels activists from unofficial pacifist group, ""Last Weekend""" GDR Jena 0 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 5/27/83 28-May-83 Sat no event 29-May-83 Sun no event 30-May-83 Mon no event 31-May-83 Tue no event 1-Jun-83 Wed no event 2-Jun-83 Thu no event 3-Jun-83 Fri no event 4-Jun-83 Sat no event 5-Jun-83 Sun demonstration ecologists company Buna against pollution by Buna chemical works GDR Halle ecology 31 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0104 7/3/83 6-Jun-83 Mon no event 7-Jun-83 Tue no event 8-Jun-83 Wed no event 9-Jun-83 Thu no event 10-Jun-83 Fri no event 11-Jun-83 Sat no event 12-Jun-83 Sun no event 13-Jun-83 Mon no event 14-Jun-83 Tue no event 15-Jun-83 Wed arrest pacifists government police detain friends of a young Protestant pastor because of peace activities GDR Halle peace 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 7/3/83 16-Jun-83 Thu petition FRG pacifists GDR government against expulsion of pacifist activists GDR Jena expulsion 100 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 6/16/83 17-Jun-83 Fri no event 18-Jun-83 Sat no event 19-Jun-83 Sun no event 20-Jun-83 Mon no event 21-Jun-83 Tue preemption ecologists government police police stop planned protest by banning bicycles GDR Schwerin repression 0 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 6/21/83 21-Jun-83 Tue demonstration ecologists government police police preclude bicycling on a planned highway thru a nature preserve GDR Schwerin ecology 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 6/21/83 22-Jun-83 Wed no event 23-Jun-83 Thu rally Protestant church NATO/WTO 4 day Protestant church festival GDR Magdeburg peace 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 6/26/83 24-Jun-83 Fri rally Protestant church NATO/WTO 4 day Protestant church festival GDR Magdeburg peace 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 6/26/83 25-Jun-83 Sat rally Protestant church NATO/WTO 4 day Protestant church festival GDR Magdeburg peace 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 6/26/83 26-Jun-83 Sun rally Protestant church NATO/WTO 4 day Protestant church festival GDR Magdeburg peace 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 6/26/83 27-Jun-83 Mon no event 28-Jun-83 Tue no event 29-Jun-83 Wed no event 30-Jun-83 Thu no event 1-Jul-83 Fri no event 2-Jul-83 Sat occupation-b FRG ecologists FRG government set up tents in East German territory to protest nuclear waste plant GDR Dragahn nuclear power 36 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/2/83 3-Jul-83 Sun rally pacifists government unofficial peace work-shop in East Berlin church GDR East Berlin peace 5000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0105 7/3/83 4-Jul-83 Mon no event 5-Jul-83 Tue occupation FRG ecologists FRG government occupy East German territory in protest nuclear waste storage site GDR Dragahn nuclear power 20 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 7/5/83 5-Jul-83 Tue occupation-b FRG ecologists FRG government cross border to GDR to protest nuclear waste storage depot GDR Schnackenberg nuclear power 20 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/5/83 5-Jul-83 Tue occupation-b FRG ecologists FRG government occupation of narrow strip of East German territory to protest waste storage depot GDR Dragahn nuclear power 60 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/8/83 6-Jul-83 Wed occupation FRG ecologists FRG government occupation of narrow strip of East German territory to protest waste storage depot GDR Dragahn nuclear power 60 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/8/83 7-Jul-83 Thu occupation FRG ecologists FRG government occupation of narrow strip of East German territory to protest waste storage depot GDR Dragahn nuclear power 60 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/8/83 8-Jul-83 Fri occupation-e FRG ecologists FRG government end occupation of narrow strip of East German territory to protest waste storage depot GDR Dragahn nuclear power 60 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 7/8/83 9-Jul-83 Sat no event 10-Jul-83 Sun no event 11-Jul-83 Mon no event 12-Jul-83 Tue no event 13-Jul-83 Wed no event 14-Jul-83 Thu no event 15-Jul-83 Fri no event 16-Jul-83 Sat demonstration dissidents government silent demonstration for right to emigrate; after peace group members were expelled GDR Jena exit 5/27/83 31 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0303 8/4/83 17-Jul-83 Sun no event 18-Jul-83 Mon no event 19-Jul-83 Tue no event 20-Jul-83 Wed no event 21-Jul-83 Thu no event 22-Jul-83 Fri no event 23-Jul-83 Sat demonstration dissidents government regular silent demonstration for right to emigrate; after peace group members were expelled GDR Jena exit 5/27/83 31 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0303 8/4/83 24-Jul-83 Sun no event 25-Jul-83 Mon no event 26-Jul-83 Tue no event 27-Jul-83 Wed no event 28-Jul-83 Thu no event 29-Jul-83 Fri no event 30-Jul-83 Sat demonstration dissidents government regular silent demonstration for right to emigrate; after peace group members were expelled GDR Jena exit 5/27/83 31 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0303 8/4/83 31-Jul-83 Sun no event 1-Aug-83 Mon no event 2-Aug-83 Tue no event 3-Aug-83 Wed expulsion pacifists government police 2 members of East German peace group expelled to West Germany GDR Jena peace 0 2 0 0 N 8 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 8/3/83 4-Aug-83 Thu no event 5-Aug-83 Fri no event 6-Aug-83 Sat hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO begin 6-day hunger strike on anniversary of Hiroshima bomb GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 12 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0204 8/6/83 6-Aug-83 Sat rally pacifists NATO/WTO church service on anniversary of Hiroshima bomb GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 301 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0204 8/6/83 7-Aug-83 Sun hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 8-Aug-83 Mon hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 9-Aug-83 Tue hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 10-Aug-83 Wed hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 11-Aug-83 Thu hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 12-Aug-83 Fri hunger strike pacifists NATO/WTO 6-day fast for peace GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/45 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 12-Aug-83 Fri petition pacifists NATO/WTO write open letter to party chief Honecker against deployment of nuclear missiles GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 8/6/83 17 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0701 8/30/83 13-Aug-83 Sat no event 14-Aug-83 Sun no event 15-Aug-83 Mon no event 16-Aug-83 Tue no event 17-Aug-83 Wed no event 18-Aug-83 Thu no event 19-Aug-83 Fri no event 20-Aug-83 Sat no event 21-Aug-83 Sun no event 22-Aug-83 Mon no event 23-Aug-83 Tue no event 24-Aug-83 Wed no event 25-Aug-83 Thu no event 26-Aug-83 Fri no event 27-Aug-83 Sat no event 28-Aug-83 Sun no event 29-Aug-83 Mon no event 30-Aug-83 Tue no event 31-Aug-83 Wed no event 1-Sep-83 Thu demonstration pacifists NATO/WTO for disarmament at U.S. & USSR embassies GDR East Berlin peace 50 7 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 9/1/83 2-Sep-83 Fri no event 3-Sep-83 Sat no event 4-Sep-83 Sun no event 5-Sep-83 Mon no event 6-Sep-83 Tue no event 7-Sep-83 Wed no event 8-Sep-83 Thu no event 9-Sep-83 Fri no event 10-Sep-83 Sat no event 11-Sep-83 Sun no event 12-Sep-83 Mon no event 13-Sep-83 Tue no event 14-Sep-83 Wed no event 15-Sep-83 Thu no event 16-Sep-83 Fri no event 17-Sep-83 Sat no event 18-Sep-83 Sun no event 19-Sep-83 Mon no event 20-Sep-83 Tue no event 21-Sep-83 Wed petition Protestant church government Protestant church resolution against deployment of new short-range missiles GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 60 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0701 9/21/83 22-Sep-83 Thu no event 23-Sep-83 Fri no event 24-Sep-83 Sat no event 25-Sep-83 Sun no event 26-Sep-83 Mon no event 27-Sep-83 Tue no event 28-Sep-83 Wed no event 29-Sep-83 Thu no event 30-Sep-83 Fri no event 1-Oct-83 Sat no event 2-Oct-83 Sun no event 3-Oct-83 Mon no event 4-Oct-83 Tue no event 5-Oct-83 Wed no event 6-Oct-83 Thu no event 7-Oct-83 Fri no event 8-Oct-83 Sat occupation-b FRG pacifists NATO/WTO "West German pacifists set up ""peace camp"" on East German border strip" GDR GDR nuclear arms 7 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 10/8/83 9-Oct-83 Sun occupation FRG pacifists NATO/WTO "West German pacifists set up ""peace camp"" on East German border strip" GDR GDR nuclear arms 10 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 10/9/83 10-Oct-83 Mon arrest pacifists government police arrest members of church circle GDR Weimar anti-government 0 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 BBC0201 2/7/84 11-Oct-83 Tue no event 12-Oct-83 Wed no event 13-Oct-83 Thu no event 14-Oct-83 Fri no event 15-Oct-83 Sat no event 16-Oct-83 Sun no event 17-Oct-83 Mon petition women government letters against conscription for women GDR East Berlin conscription 40 5 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 10/18/83 18-Oct-83 Tue no event 19-Oct-83 Wed no event 20-Oct-83 Thu no event 21-Oct-83 Fri no event 22-Oct-83 Sat demonstration pacifists NATO/WTO "in support of West German ""week of action""" GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 100 100 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 FAZ0104 10/24/83 23-Oct-83 Sun no event 24-Oct-83 Mon no event 25-Oct-83 Tue no event 26-Oct-83 Wed no event 27-Oct-83 Thu no event 28-Oct-83 Fri no event 29-Oct-83 Sat no event 30-Oct-83 Sun no event 31-Oct-83 Mon no event 1-Nov-83 Tue no event 2-Nov-83 Wed no event 3-Nov-83 Thu no event 4-Nov-83 Fri preemption pacifists government police detain members of independent peace groups & West German Greens before planned demonstration GDR East Berlin peace 0 30 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/4/83 5-Nov-83 Sat preemption pacifists government police preventively jailed or put under house arrest GDR East Berlin peace 0 301 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 CSM0502 11/8/83 6-Nov-83 Sun rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 7-Nov-83 Mon rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 8-Nov-83 Tue rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 9-Nov-83 Wed rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 10-Nov-83 Thu rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 11-Nov-83 Fri rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 12-Nov-83 Sat rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 13-Nov-83 Sun rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 14-Nov-83 Mon rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 15-Nov-83 Tue rally Protestant church NATO/WTO "Protestant church holds annual ""10 days for peace"" campaign; daily meetings and exhibitions" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/20/83 16-Nov-83 Wed no event 17-Nov-83 Thu no event 18-Nov-83 Fri demonstration pacifists government against deployment of nuclear missiles GDR Leipzig nuclear arms 50 15 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0302 11/20/83 19-Nov-83 Sat no event 20-Nov-83 Sun no event 21-Nov-83 Mon no event 22-Nov-83 Tue no event 23-Nov-83 Wed no event 24-Nov-83 Thu no event 25-Nov-83 Fri no event 26-Nov-83 Sat no event 27-Nov-83 Sun no event 28-Nov-83 Mon no event 29-Nov-83 Tue no event 30-Nov-83 Wed no event 1-Dec-83 Thu no event 2-Dec-83 Fri no event 3-Dec-83 Sat no event 4-Dec-83 Sun no event 5-Dec-83 Mon no event 6-Dec-83 Tue no event 7-Dec-83 Wed no event 8-Dec-83 Thu no event 9-Dec-83 Fri no event 10-Dec-83 Sat no event 11-Dec-83 Sun no event 12-Dec-83 Mon arrest pacifists government police detain 2 women pacifists after meeting a member of British campaign for nuclear disarmament GDR East Berlin nuclear arms 0 2 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 12/20/83 13-Dec-83 Tue no event 14-Dec-83 Wed no event 15-Dec-83 Thu no event 16-Dec-83 Fri demonstration pacifists government candle-light peace demonstration GDR Leipzig nuclear arms 31 6 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 12/20/83 16-Dec-83 Fri demonstration pacifists government candle-light peace demonstration GDR Potsdam nuclear arms 31 6 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 12/20/83 16-Dec-83 Fri demonstration pacifists government candle-light peace demonstration GDR Karl Marx Stadt nuclear arms 31 7 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0103 12/20/83 17-Dec-83 Sat no event 18-Dec-83 Sun no event 19-Dec-83 Mon no event 20-Dec-83 Tue no event 21-Dec-83 Wed no event 22-Dec-83 Thu no event 23-Dec-83 Fri no event 24-Dec-83 Sat no event 25-Dec-83 Sun no event 26-Dec-83 Mon no event 27-Dec-83 Tue no event 28-Dec-83 Wed no event 29-Dec-83 Thu no event 30-Dec-83 Fri no event 31-Dec-83 Sat no event 1-Jan-84 Sun hunger strike prisoner government 2 women pacifists protest possible expulsion & state pressure on their husbands GDR East Berlin expulsion 2 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 1/2/84 2-Jan-84 Mon hunger strike prisoner government 2 women pacifists protest possible expulsion & state pressure on their husbands GDR East Berlin expulsion 2 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 1/4/84 3-Jan-84 Tue hunger strike prisoner government 2 women pacifists protest possible expulsion & state pressure on their husbands GDR East Berlin expulsion 2 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 1/4/84 4-Jan-84 Wed no event 5-Jan-84 Thu no event 6-Jan-84 Fri no event 7-Jan-84 Sat no event 8-Jan-84 Sun no event 9-Jan-84 Mon no event 10-Jan-84 Tue no event 11-Jan-84 Wed no event 12-Jan-84 Thu no event 13-Jan-84 Fri no event 14-Jan-84 Sat no event 15-Jan-84 Sun no event 16-Jan-84 Mon no event 17-Jan-84 Tue no event 18-Jan-84 Wed no event 19-Jan-84 Thu no event 20-Jan-84 Fri occupation-b dissidents U.S. embassy letter to President Reagan announcing hunger strike to press for exit permits GDR East Berlin exit rights 6 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0202 1/20/84 21-Jan-84 Sat occupation dissidents U.S. embassy occupation of U.S. embassy to press for exit permits GDR East Berlin exit rights 6 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 1/22/84 22-Jan-84 Sun accede dissidents U.S. embassy end occupation of U.S. embassy & leave for West Germany GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 1/22/84 23-Jan-84 Mon no event 24-Jan-84 Tue no event 25-Jan-84 Wed arrest pacifists government police arrest members of church circle GDR Weimar anti-government 0 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 BBC0201 2/7/84 26-Jan-84 Thu no event 27-Jan-84 Fri no event 28-Jan-84 Sat no event 29-Jan-84 Sun no event 30-Jan-84 Mon no event 31-Jan-84 Tue no event 1-Feb-84 Wed no event 2-Feb-84 Thu no event 3-Feb-84 Fri no event 4-Feb-84 Sat no event 5-Feb-84 Sun no event 6-Feb-84 Mon no event 7-Feb-84 Tue no event 8-Feb-84 Wed no event 9-Feb-84 Thu no event 10-Feb-84 Fri no event 11-Feb-84 Sat no event 12-Feb-84 Sun no event 13-Feb-84 Mon no event 14-Feb-84 Tue no event 15-Feb-84 Wed vigil pacifists government vigil against missile deployment GDR Leipzig nuclear arms 5 3 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 4/19/84 16-Feb-84 Thu no event 17-Feb-84 Fri no event 18-Feb-84 Sat no event 19-Feb-84 Sun no event 20-Feb-84 Mon no event 21-Feb-84 Tue no event 22-Feb-84 Wed no event 23-Feb-84 Thu no event 24-Feb-84 Fri no event 25-Feb-84 Sat no event 26-Feb-84 Sun no event 27-Feb-84 Mon no event 28-Feb-84 Tue no event 29-Feb-84 Wed no event 1-Mar-84 Thu no event 2-Mar-84 Fri no event 3-Mar-84 Sat no event 4-Mar-84 Sun no event 5-Mar-84 Mon no event 6-Mar-84 Tue no event 7-Mar-84 Wed no event 8-Mar-84 Thu no event 9-Mar-84 Fri no event 10-Mar-84 Sat no event 11-Mar-84 Sun no event 12-Mar-84 Mon no event 13-Mar-84 Tue no event 14-Mar-84 Wed no event 15-Mar-84 Thu no event 16-Mar-84 Fri no event 17-Mar-84 Sat no event 18-Mar-84 Sun no event 19-Mar-84 Mon no event 20-Mar-84 Tue no event 21-Mar-84 Wed no event 22-Mar-84 Thu no event 23-Mar-84 Fri no event 24-Mar-84 Sat no event 25-Mar-84 Sun no event 26-Mar-84 Mon no event 27-Mar-84 Tue no event 28-Mar-84 Wed no event 29-Mar-84 Thu no event 30-Mar-84 Fri no event 31-Mar-84 Sat no event 1-Apr-84 Sun no event 2-Apr-84 Mon no event 3-Apr-84 Tue no event 4-Apr-84 Wed no event 5-Apr-84 Thu no event 6-Apr-84 Fri no event 7-Apr-84 Sat no event 8-Apr-84 Sun no event 9-Apr-84 Mon no event 10-Apr-84 Tue no event 11-Apr-84 Wed no event 12-Apr-84 Thu no event 13-Apr-84 Fri no event 14-Apr-84 Sat no event 15-Apr-84 Sun occupation dissidents government FRG embassy occupy West German embassy in bid for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 55 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0302 10/5/84 16-Apr-84 Mon no event 17-Apr-84 Tue no event 18-Apr-84 Wed no event 19-Apr-84 Thu no event 20-Apr-84 Fri no event 21-Apr-84 Sat no event 22-Apr-84 Sun no event 23-Apr-84 Mon no event 24-Apr-84 Tue arrest dissidents government police clampdown on citizens seeking to leave for West GDR GDR exit 0 36 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0602 4/25/84 25-Apr-84 Wed no event 26-Apr-84 Thu no event 27-Apr-84 Fri no event 28-Apr-84 Sat no event 29-Apr-84 Sun no event 30-Apr-84 Mon no event 1-May-84 Tue no event 2-May-84 Wed no event 3-May-84 Thu no event 4-May-84 Fri no event 5-May-84 Sat no event 6-May-84 Sun no event 7-May-84 Mon no event 8-May-84 Tue no event 9-May-84 Wed no event 10-May-84 Thu no event 11-May-84 Fri no event 12-May-84 Sat no event 13-May-84 Sun no event 14-May-84 Mon no event 15-May-84 Tue no event 16-May-84 Wed no event 17-May-84 Thu no event 18-May-84 Fri no event 19-May-84 Sat no event 20-May-84 Sun no event 21-May-84 Mon no event 22-May-84 Tue no event 23-May-84 Wed no event 24-May-84 Thu no event 25-May-84 Fri no event 26-May-84 Sat no event 27-May-84 Sun no event 28-May-84 Mon no event 29-May-84 Tue no event 30-May-84 Wed no event 31-May-84 Thu no event 1-Jun-84 Fri no event 2-Jun-84 Sat no event 3-Jun-84 Sun no event 4-Jun-84 Mon no event 5-Jun-84 Tue no event 6-Jun-84 Wed no event 7-Jun-84 Thu no event 8-Jun-84 Fri no event 9-Jun-84 Sat no event 10-Jun-84 Sun no event 11-Jun-84 Mon no event 12-Jun-84 Tue no event 13-Jun-84 Wed no event 14-Jun-84 Thu no event 15-Jun-84 Fri no event 16-Jun-84 Sat no event 17-Jun-84 Sun no event 18-Jun-84 Mon no event 19-Jun-84 Tue no event 20-Jun-84 Wed no event 21-Jun-84 Thu no event 22-Jun-84 Fri no event 23-Jun-84 Sat no event 24-Jun-84 Sun no event 25-Jun-84 Mon no event 26-Jun-84 Tue no event 27-Jun-84 Wed suicide dissidents government man attempts self-immolation GDR East Berlin exit 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 6/27/84 28-Jun-84 Thu no event 29-Jun-84 Fri no event 30-Jun-84 Sat no event 1-Jul-84 Sun occupation-b dissidents GDR FRG embassy "occupy West German mission, hoping to emigrate" GDR East Berlin exit 50 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 7/5/84 2-Jul-84 Mon occupation dissidents GDR FRG embassy "occupy West German mission, hoping to emigrate" GDR East Berlin exit 50 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 7/5/84 3-Jul-84 Tue occupation dissidents GDR FRG embassy "occupy West German mission, hoping to emigrate" GDR East Berlin exit 50 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 7/5/84 4-Jul-84 Wed occupation dissidents GDR FRG embassy "occupy West German mission, hoping to emigrate" GDR East Berlin exit 50 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 7/5/84 5-Jul-84 Thu occupation-e dissidents GDR FRG embassy "occupy West German mission, hoping to emigrate" GDR East Berlin exit 50 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 7/5/84 6-Jul-84 Fri no event 7-Jul-84 Sat no event 8-Jul-84 Sun no event 9-Jul-84 Mon no event 10-Jul-84 Tue no event 11-Jul-84 Wed no event 12-Jul-84 Thu no event 13-Jul-84 Fri no event 14-Jul-84 Sat no event 15-Jul-84 Sun no event 16-Jul-84 Mon no event 17-Jul-84 Tue no event 18-Jul-84 Wed no event 19-Jul-84 Thu no event 20-Jul-84 Fri no event 21-Jul-84 Sat no event 22-Jul-84 Sun no event 23-Jul-84 Mon no event 24-Jul-84 Tue exit dissidents government man flees across wall to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 0 1 0 N 31 0 0 RE0901 7/25/84 25-Jul-84 Wed no event 26-Jul-84 Thu no event 27-Jul-84 Fri petition scientists USSR government international scientists sign petition for release of Soviet dissident Sakharov GDR East Berlin human rights 215 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 RE0601 7/27/84 28-Jul-84 Sat no event 29-Jul-84 Sun no event 30-Jul-84 Mon no event 31-Jul-84 Tue no event 1-Aug-84 Wed no event 2-Aug-84 Thu no event 3-Aug-84 Fri no event 4-Aug-84 Sat no event 5-Aug-84 Sun no event 6-Aug-84 Mon occupation Greenpeace government harbor Greenpeace ship enters Rostock harbor in campaign against nuclear weapons testing GDR Rostock nuclear arms 26 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 RE0301 8/6/84 7-Aug-84 Tue no event 8-Aug-84 Wed no event 9-Aug-84 Thu no event 10-Aug-84 Fri no event 11-Aug-84 Sat no event 12-Aug-84 Sun no event 13-Aug-84 Mon no event 14-Aug-84 Tue no event 15-Aug-84 Wed no event 16-Aug-84 Thu no event 17-Aug-84 Fri no event 18-Aug-84 Sat no event 19-Aug-84 Sun no event 20-Aug-84 Mon no event 21-Aug-84 Tue no event 22-Aug-84 Wed no event 23-Aug-84 Thu no event 24-Aug-84 Fri no event 25-Aug-84 Sat no event 26-Aug-84 Sun no event 27-Aug-84 Mon no event 28-Aug-84 Tue no event 29-Aug-84 Wed no event 30-Aug-84 Thu no event 31-Aug-84 Fri no event 1-Sep-84 Sat no event 2-Sep-84 Sun no event 3-Sep-84 Mon no event 4-Sep-84 Tue no event 5-Sep-84 Wed no event 6-Sep-84 Thu no event 7-Sep-84 Fri no event 8-Sep-84 Sat no event 9-Sep-84 Sun no event 10-Sep-84 Mon no event 11-Sep-84 Tue no event 12-Sep-84 Wed no event 13-Sep-84 Thu no event 14-Sep-84 Fri no event 15-Sep-84 Sat no event 16-Sep-84 Sun no event 17-Sep-84 Mon no event 18-Sep-84 Tue no event 19-Sep-84 Wed no event 20-Sep-84 Thu no event 21-Sep-84 Fri no event 22-Sep-84 Sat no event 23-Sep-84 Sun no event 24-Sep-84 Mon no event 25-Sep-84 Tue no event 26-Sep-84 Wed no event 27-Sep-84 Thu no event 28-Sep-84 Fri no event 29-Sep-84 Sat no event 30-Sep-84 Sun no event 1-Oct-84 Mon no event 2-Oct-84 Tue no event 3-Oct-84 Wed no event 4-Oct-84 Thu no event 5-Oct-84 Fri no event 6-Oct-84 Sat no event 7-Oct-84 Sun no event 8-Oct-84 Mon no event 9-Oct-84 Tue no event 10-Oct-84 Wed no event 11-Oct-84 Thu no event 12-Oct-84 Fri no event 13-Oct-84 Sat no event 14-Oct-84 Sun no event 15-Oct-84 Mon no event 16-Oct-84 Tue no event 17-Oct-84 Wed no event 18-Oct-84 Thu no event 19-Oct-84 Fri no event 20-Oct-84 Sat no event 21-Oct-84 Sun no event 22-Oct-84 Mon no event 23-Oct-84 Tue no event 24-Oct-84 Wed no event 25-Oct-84 Thu no event 26-Oct-84 Fri no event 27-Oct-84 Sat no event 28-Oct-84 Sun no event 29-Oct-84 Mon no event 30-Oct-84 Tue no event 31-Oct-84 Wed no event 1-Nov-84 Thu no event 2-Nov-84 Fri no event 3-Nov-84 Sat no event 4-Nov-84 Sun no event 5-Nov-84 Mon no event 6-Nov-84 Tue no event 7-Nov-84 Wed no event 8-Nov-84 Thu no event 9-Nov-84 Fri no event 10-Nov-84 Sat no event 11-Nov-84 Sun no event 12-Nov-84 Mon no event 13-Nov-84 Tue no event 14-Nov-84 Wed no event 15-Nov-84 Thu no event 16-Nov-84 Fri no event 17-Nov-84 Sat no event 18-Nov-84 Sun no event 19-Nov-84 Mon no event 20-Nov-84 Tue no event 21-Nov-84 Wed no event 22-Nov-84 Thu no event 23-Nov-84 Fri no event 24-Nov-84 Sat no event 25-Nov-84 Sun no event 26-Nov-84 Mon no event 27-Nov-84 Tue no event 28-Nov-84 Wed no event 29-Nov-84 Thu no event 30-Nov-84 Fri no event 1-Dec-84 Sat no event 2-Dec-84 Sun no event 3-Dec-84 Mon no event 4-Dec-84 Tue no event 5-Dec-84 Wed no event 6-Dec-84 Thu no event 7-Dec-84 Fri no event 8-Dec-84 Sat no event 9-Dec-84 Sun no event 10-Dec-84 Mon no event 11-Dec-84 Tue no event 12-Dec-84 Wed no event 13-Dec-84 Thu no event 14-Dec-84 Fri no event 15-Dec-84 Sat no event 16-Dec-84 Sun no event 17-Dec-84 Mon no event 18-Dec-84 Tue no event 19-Dec-84 Wed no event 20-Dec-84 Thu no event 21-Dec-84 Fri no event 22-Dec-84 Sat no event 23-Dec-84 Sun no event 24-Dec-84 Mon no event 25-Dec-84 Tue no event 26-Dec-84 Wed no event 27-Dec-84 Thu no event 28-Dec-84 Fri no event 29-Dec-84 Sat no event 30-Dec-84 Sun no event 31-Dec-84 Mon no event 1-Jan-85 Tue no event 2-Jan-85 Wed no event 3-Jan-85 Thu no event 4-Jan-85 Fri no event 5-Jan-85 Sat no event 6-Jan-85 Sun no event 7-Jan-85 Mon no event 8-Jan-85 Tue no event 9-Jan-85 Wed no event 10-Jan-85 Thu no event 11-Jan-85 Fri no event 12-Jan-85 Sat no event 13-Jan-85 Sun no event 14-Jan-85 Mon no event 15-Jan-85 Tue no event 16-Jan-85 Wed no event 17-Jan-85 Thu no event 18-Jan-85 Fri no event 19-Jan-85 Sat no event 20-Jan-85 Sun no event 21-Jan-85 Mon no event 22-Jan-85 Tue no event 23-Jan-85 Wed no event 24-Jan-85 Thu no event 25-Jan-85 Fri no event 26-Jan-85 Sat no event 27-Jan-85 Sun no event 28-Jan-85 Mon no event 29-Jan-85 Tue no event 30-Jan-85 Wed no event 31-Jan-85 Thu no event 1-Feb-85 Fri no event 2-Feb-85 Sat no event 3-Feb-85 Sun no event 4-Feb-85 Mon no event 5-Feb-85 Tue no event 6-Feb-85 Wed no event 7-Feb-85 Thu no event 8-Feb-85 Fri no event 9-Feb-85 Sat no event 10-Feb-85 Sun no event 11-Feb-85 Mon no event 12-Feb-85 Tue no event 13-Feb-85 Wed no event 14-Feb-85 Thu no event 15-Feb-85 Fri no event 16-Feb-85 Sat no event 17-Feb-85 Sun no event 18-Feb-85 Mon no event 19-Feb-85 Tue no event 20-Feb-85 Wed no event 21-Feb-85 Thu no event 22-Feb-85 Fri no event 23-Feb-85 Sat no event 24-Feb-85 Sun no event 25-Feb-85 Mon no event 26-Feb-85 Tue no event 27-Feb-85 Wed no event 28-Feb-85 Thu no event 1-Mar-85 Fri no event 2-Mar-85 Sat no event 3-Mar-85 Sun no event 4-Mar-85 Mon no event 5-Mar-85 Tue no event 6-Mar-85 Wed no event 7-Mar-85 Thu no event 8-Mar-85 Fri no event 9-Mar-85 Sat no event 10-Mar-85 Sun no event 11-Mar-85 Mon no event 12-Mar-85 Tue no event 13-Mar-85 Wed no event 14-Mar-85 Thu no event 15-Mar-85 Fri no event 16-Mar-85 Sat no event 17-Mar-85 Sun no event 18-Mar-85 Mon no event 19-Mar-85 Tue no event 20-Mar-85 Wed no event 21-Mar-85 Thu no event 22-Mar-85 Fri no event 23-Mar-85 Sat no event 24-Mar-85 Sun no event 25-Mar-85 Mon no event 26-Mar-85 Tue no event 27-Mar-85 Wed no event 28-Mar-85 Thu no event 29-Mar-85 Fri demonstration pacifists government FRG West Germans unfurl banner against persecution of peace movement in both East & West GDR East Berlin peace 5 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 103000 RE0401 3/29/85 30-Mar-85 Sat no event 31-Mar-85 Sun no event 1-Apr-85 Mon no event 2-Apr-85 Tue no event 3-Apr-85 Wed no event 4-Apr-85 Thu no event 5-Apr-85 Fri no event 6-Apr-85 Sat no event 7-Apr-85 Sun no event 8-Apr-85 Mon no event 9-Apr-85 Tue no event 10-Apr-85 Wed no event 11-Apr-85 Thu no event 12-Apr-85 Fri no event 13-Apr-85 Sat no event 14-Apr-85 Sun no event 15-Apr-85 Mon no event 16-Apr-85 Tue no event 17-Apr-85 Wed no event 18-Apr-85 Thu no event 19-Apr-85 Fri no event 20-Apr-85 Sat no event 21-Apr-85 Sun no event 22-Apr-85 Mon no event 23-Apr-85 Tue no event 24-Apr-85 Wed no event 25-Apr-85 Thu no event 26-Apr-85 Fri no event 27-Apr-85 Sat no event 28-Apr-85 Sun no event 29-Apr-85 Mon no event 30-Apr-85 Tue no event 1-May-85 Wed no event 2-May-85 Thu no event 3-May-85 Fri no event 4-May-85 Sat no event 5-May-85 Sun no event 6-May-85 Mon no event 7-May-85 Tue no event 8-May-85 Wed no event 9-May-85 Thu no event 10-May-85 Fri no event 11-May-85 Sat no event 12-May-85 Sun no event 13-May-85 Mon no event 14-May-85 Tue no event 15-May-85 Wed no event 16-May-85 Thu no event 17-May-85 Fri no event 18-May-85 Sat no event 19-May-85 Sun no event 20-May-85 Mon no event 21-May-85 Tue no event 22-May-85 Wed no event 23-May-85 Thu no event 24-May-85 Fri no event 25-May-85 Sat no event 26-May-85 Sun no event 27-May-85 Mon no event 28-May-85 Tue no event 29-May-85 Wed no event 30-May-85 Thu no event 31-May-85 Fri no event 1-Jun-85 Sat no event 2-Jun-85 Sun no event 3-Jun-85 Mon no event 4-Jun-85 Tue no event 5-Jun-85 Wed no event 6-Jun-85 Thu no event 7-Jun-85 Fri no event 8-Jun-85 Sat no event 9-Jun-85 Sun no event 10-Jun-85 Mon no event 11-Jun-85 Tue no event 12-Jun-85 Wed no event 13-Jun-85 Thu no event 14-Jun-85 Fri no event 15-Jun-85 Sat no event 16-Jun-85 Sun no event 17-Jun-85 Mon no event 18-Jun-85 Tue no event 19-Jun-85 Wed no event 20-Jun-85 Thu no event 21-Jun-85 Fri no event 22-Jun-85 Sat no event 23-Jun-85 Sun no event 24-Jun-85 Mon no event 25-Jun-85 Tue no event 26-Jun-85 Wed no event 27-Jun-85 Thu no event 28-Jun-85 Fri no event 29-Jun-85 Sat no event 30-Jun-85 Sun no event 1-Jul-85 Mon no event 2-Jul-85 Tue no event 3-Jul-85 Wed no event 4-Jul-85 Thu no event 5-Jul-85 Fri no event 6-Jul-85 Sat no event 7-Jul-85 Sun no event 8-Jul-85 Mon no event 9-Jul-85 Tue no event 10-Jul-85 Wed no event 11-Jul-85 Thu no event 12-Jul-85 Fri no event 13-Jul-85 Sat no event 14-Jul-85 Sun no event 15-Jul-85 Mon no event 16-Jul-85 Tue no event 17-Jul-85 Wed no event 18-Jul-85 Thu no event 19-Jul-85 Fri no event 20-Jul-85 Sat no event 21-Jul-85 Sun no event 22-Jul-85 Mon no event 23-Jul-85 Tue no event 24-Jul-85 Wed no event 25-Jul-85 Thu no event 26-Jul-85 Fri no event 27-Jul-85 Sat no event 28-Jul-85 Sun no event 29-Jul-85 Mon no event 30-Jul-85 Tue no event 31-Jul-85 Wed no event 1-Aug-85 Thu no event 2-Aug-85 Fri no event 3-Aug-85 Sat no event 4-Aug-85 Sun no event 5-Aug-85 Mon no event 6-Aug-85 Tue no event 7-Aug-85 Wed no event 8-Aug-85 Thu no event 9-Aug-85 Fri no event 10-Aug-85 Sat no event 11-Aug-85 Sun no event 12-Aug-85 Mon no event 13-Aug-85 Tue no event 14-Aug-85 Wed no event 15-Aug-85 Thu no event 16-Aug-85 Fri no event 17-Aug-85 Sat no event 18-Aug-85 Sun no event 19-Aug-85 Mon no event 20-Aug-85 Tue no event 21-Aug-85 Wed 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no event 30-Mar-86 Sun no event 31-Mar-86 Mon no event 1-Apr-86 Tue no event 2-Apr-86 Wed no event 3-Apr-86 Thu no event 4-Apr-86 Fri no event 5-Apr-86 Sat no event 6-Apr-86 Sun no event 7-Apr-86 Mon no event 8-Apr-86 Tue no event 9-Apr-86 Wed no event 10-Apr-86 Thu no event 11-Apr-86 Fri no event 12-Apr-86 Sat no event 13-Apr-86 Sun no event 14-Apr-86 Mon no event 15-Apr-86 Tue no event 16-Apr-86 Wed no event 17-Apr-86 Thu no event 18-Apr-86 Fri no event 19-Apr-86 Sat no event 20-Apr-86 Sun no event 21-Apr-86 Mon no event 22-Apr-86 Tue no event 23-Apr-86 Wed no event 24-Apr-86 Thu no event 25-Apr-86 Fri no event 26-Apr-86 Sat no event 27-Apr-86 Sun no event 28-Apr-86 Mon no event 29-Apr-86 Tue no event 30-Apr-86 Wed no event 1-May-86 Thu no event 2-May-86 Fri no event 3-May-86 Sat no event 4-May-86 Sun no event 5-May-86 Mon no event 6-May-86 Tue no event 7-May-86 Wed no event 8-May-86 Thu no event 9-May-86 Fri no event 10-May-86 Sat no event 11-May-86 Sun no event 12-May-86 Mon petition dissidents government critics of regime demand constructive dialogue with government GDR East Berlin democracy 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 BBC0101 5/12/86 13-May-86 Tue no event 14-May-86 Wed no event 15-May-86 Thu no event 16-May-86 Fri no event 17-May-86 Sat no event 18-May-86 Sun no event 19-May-86 Mon no event 20-May-86 Tue no event 21-May-86 Wed no event 22-May-86 Thu no event 23-May-86 Fri no event 24-May-86 Sat no event 25-May-86 Sun no event 26-May-86 Mon no event 27-May-86 Tue no event 28-May-86 Wed no event 29-May-86 Thu no event 30-May-86 Fri no event 31-May-86 Sat no event 1-Jun-86 Sun no event 2-Jun-86 Mon no event 3-Jun-86 Tue no event 4-Jun-86 Wed no event 5-Jun-86 Thu no event 6-Jun-86 Fri no event 7-Jun-86 Sat no event 8-Jun-86 Sun no event 9-Jun-86 Mon no event 10-Jun-86 Tue no event 11-Jun-86 Wed no event 12-Jun-86 Thu no event 13-Jun-86 Fri no event 14-Jun-86 Sat no event 15-Jun-86 Sun no event 16-Jun-86 Mon no event 17-Jun-86 Tue no event 18-Jun-86 Wed exit dissidents government driver tries to break through border to FRG with car GDR East Berlin 1 1 1 0 Y 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0701 6/18/86 19-Jun-86 Thu no event 20-Jun-86 Fri no event 21-Jun-86 Sat petition dissidents government call to drop plans to build GDR's 3rd nuclear plant at Stendal GDR Stendal nuclear power 300 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0102 6/21/86 22-Jun-86 Sun no event 23-Jun-86 Mon no event 24-Jun-86 Tue no event 25-Jun-86 Wed no event 26-Jun-86 Thu no event 27-Jun-86 Fri no event 28-Jun-86 Sat no event 29-Jun-86 Sun no event 30-Jun-86 Mon no event 1-Jul-86 Tue no event 2-Jul-86 Wed no event 3-Jul-86 Thu no event 4-Jul-86 Fri no event 5-Jul-86 Sat no event 6-Jul-86 Sun no event 7-Jul-86 Mon no event 8-Jul-86 Tue no event 9-Jul-86 Wed no event 10-Jul-86 Thu no event 11-Jul-86 Fri no event 12-Jul-86 Sat no event 13-Jul-86 Sun no event 14-Jul-86 Mon no event 15-Jul-86 Tue no event 16-Jul-86 Wed no event 17-Jul-86 Thu no event 18-Jul-86 Fri no event 19-Jul-86 Sat no event 20-Jul-86 Sun no event 21-Jul-86 Mon no event 22-Jul-86 Tue no event 23-Jul-86 Wed no event 24-Jul-86 Thu no event 25-Jul-86 Fri no event 26-Jul-86 Sat no event 27-Jul-86 Sun no event 28-Jul-86 Mon bomb-nd DPGA government border Democratic pro-German Action; bomb rips hole in Berlin wall; demand united Germany GDR East Berlin German unity 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 301 1030000 RE0101 7/28/86 29-Jul-86 Tue no event 30-Jul-86 Wed no event 31-Jul-86 Thu no event 1-Aug-86 Fri no event 2-Aug-86 Sat no event 3-Aug-86 Sun no event 4-Aug-86 Mon no event 5-Aug-86 Tue no event 6-Aug-86 Wed no event 7-Aug-86 Thu no event 8-Aug-86 Fri no event 9-Aug-86 Sat no event 10-Aug-86 Sun no event 11-Aug-86 Mon no event 12-Aug-86 Tue no event 13-Aug-86 Wed no event 14-Aug-86 Thu no event 15-Aug-86 Fri no event 16-Aug-86 Sat no event 17-Aug-86 Sun no event 18-Aug-86 Mon no event 19-Aug-86 Tue no event 20-Aug-86 Wed no event 21-Aug-86 Thu no event 22-Aug-86 Fri no event 23-Aug-86 Sat no event 24-Aug-86 Sun no event 25-Aug-86 Mon no event 26-Aug-86 Tue no event 27-Aug-86 Wed no event 28-Aug-86 Thu no event 29-Aug-86 Fri exit dissidents government family escapes to FRG in truck GDR East Berlin anti-government 3 0 0 0 Y 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 8/29/86 30-Aug-86 Sat no event 31-Aug-86 Sun no event 1-Sep-86 Mon no event 2-Sep-86 Tue no event 3-Sep-86 Wed no event 4-Sep-86 Thu no event 5-Sep-86 Fri no event 6-Sep-86 Sat no event 7-Sep-86 Sun no event 8-Sep-86 Mon no event 9-Sep-86 Tue no event 10-Sep-86 Wed no event 11-Sep-86 Thu no event 12-Sep-86 Fri no event 13-Sep-86 Sat no event 14-Sep-86 Sun no event 15-Sep-86 Mon demonstration priest government protests Berlin wall GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 12/6/86 16-Sep-86 Tue no event 17-Sep-86 Wed no event 18-Sep-86 Thu no event 19-Sep-86 Fri no event 20-Sep-86 Sat declare church government church publicly accuses state of stopping information on Chernobyl accident GDR Erfurt nuclear power 31 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 9/20/86 21-Sep-86 Sun no event 22-Sep-86 Mon no event 23-Sep-86 Tue exit guard government border guards flee to West Germany GDR GDR south anti-government 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 9/23/86 24-Sep-86 Wed no event 25-Sep-86 Thu no event 26-Sep-86 Fri no event 27-Sep-86 Sat no event 28-Sep-86 Sun no event 29-Sep-86 Mon no event 30-Sep-86 Tue no event 1-Oct-86 Wed no event 2-Oct-86 Thu no event 3-Oct-86 Fri no event 4-Oct-86 Sat demonstration American government border climbs Berlin wall in protest GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 10/4/86 5-Oct-86 Sun no event 6-Oct-86 Mon no event 7-Oct-86 Tue no event 8-Oct-86 Wed no event 9-Oct-86 Thu no event 10-Oct-86 Fri no event 11-Oct-86 Sat no event 12-Oct-86 Sun no event 13-Oct-86 Mon no event 14-Oct-86 Tue no event 15-Oct-86 Wed no event 16-Oct-86 Thu no event 17-Oct-86 Fri no event 18-Oct-86 Sat no event 19-Oct-86 Sun no event 20-Oct-86 Mon no event 21-Oct-86 Tue no event 22-Oct-86 Wed no event 23-Oct-86 Thu no event 24-Oct-86 Fri no event 25-Oct-86 Sat no event 26-Oct-86 Sun no event 27-Oct-86 Mon no event 28-Oct-86 Tue no event 29-Oct-86 Wed no event 30-Oct-86 Thu no event 31-Oct-86 Fri no event 1-Nov-86 Sat no event 2-Nov-86 Sun no event 3-Nov-86 Mon no event 4-Nov-86 Tue arrest West German border guards arrest former GDR citizen painting anti-SED propaganda on Berlin wall on western side GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 Y 2 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0602 1/8/87 5-Nov-86 Wed no event 6-Nov-86 Thu no event 7-Nov-86 Fri no event 8-Nov-86 Sat no event 9-Nov-86 Sun no event 10-Nov-86 Mon no event 11-Nov-86 Tue no event 12-Nov-86 Wed no event 13-Nov-86 Thu no event 14-Nov-86 Fri no event 15-Nov-86 Sat no event 16-Nov-86 Sun no event 17-Nov-86 Mon no event 18-Nov-86 Tue no event 19-Nov-86 Wed no event 20-Nov-86 Thu no event 21-Nov-86 Fri no event 22-Nov-86 Sat no event 23-Nov-86 Sun no event 24-Nov-86 Mon exit dissidents government border citizen attempting escape killed by border guards GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 0 0 1 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 11/24/86 25-Nov-86 Tue no event 26-Nov-86 Wed no event 27-Nov-86 Thu no event 28-Nov-86 Fri no event 29-Nov-86 Sat no event 30-Nov-86 Sun no event 1-Dec-86 Mon no event 2-Dec-86 Tue no event 3-Dec-86 Wed exit dissidents government man escapes over Berlin wall into West Berlin; one arrested by border guards GDR East Berlin anti-government 2 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/3/86 4-Dec-86 Thu no event 5-Dec-86 Fri no event 6-Dec-86 Sat no event 7-Dec-86 Sun no event 8-Dec-86 Mon no event 9-Dec-86 Tue no event 10-Dec-86 Wed no event 11-Dec-86 Thu no event 12-Dec-86 Fri no event 13-Dec-86 Sat no event 14-Dec-86 Sun no event 15-Dec-86 Mon no event 16-Dec-86 Tue no event 17-Dec-86 Wed no event 18-Dec-86 Thu no event 19-Dec-86 Fri no event 20-Dec-86 Sat no event 21-Dec-86 Sun no event 22-Dec-86 Mon no event 23-Dec-86 Tue no event 24-Dec-86 Wed no event 25-Dec-86 Thu no event 26-Dec-86 Fri no event 27-Dec-86 Sat no event 28-Dec-86 Sun no event 29-Dec-86 Mon no event 30-Dec-86 Tue no event 31-Dec-86 Wed no event 1-Jan-87 Thu no event 2-Jan-87 Fri no event 3-Jan-87 Sat no event 4-Jan-87 Sun no event 5-Jan-87 Mon no event 6-Jan-87 Tue no event 7-Jan-87 Wed no event 8-Jan-87 Thu no event 9-Jan-87 Fri no event 10-Jan-87 Sat no event 11-Jan-87 Sun no event 12-Jan-87 Mon no event 13-Jan-87 Tue no event 14-Jan-87 Wed no event 15-Jan-87 Thu no event 16-Jan-87 Fri no event 17-Jan-87 Sat no event 18-Jan-87 Sun no event 19-Jan-87 Mon no event 20-Jan-87 Tue no event 21-Jan-87 Wed no event 22-Jan-87 Thu no event 23-Jan-87 Fri no event 24-Jan-87 Sat no event 25-Jan-87 Sun no event 26-Jan-87 Mon no event 27-Jan-87 Tue no event 28-Jan-87 Wed no event 29-Jan-87 Thu no event 30-Jan-87 Fri no event 31-Jan-87 Sat no event 1-Feb-87 Sun no event 2-Feb-87 Mon no event 3-Feb-87 Tue no event 4-Feb-87 Wed no event 5-Feb-87 Thu no event 6-Feb-87 Fri no event 7-Feb-87 Sat no event 8-Feb-87 Sun no event 9-Feb-87 Mon no event 10-Feb-87 Tue no event 11-Feb-87 Wed no event 12-Feb-87 Thu no event 13-Feb-87 Fri no event 14-Feb-87 Sat no event 15-Feb-87 Sun no event 16-Feb-87 Mon no event 17-Feb-87 Tue no event 18-Feb-87 Wed no event 19-Feb-87 Thu no event 20-Feb-87 Fri no event 21-Feb-87 Sat no event 22-Feb-87 Sun no event 23-Feb-87 Mon no event 24-Feb-87 Tue no event 25-Feb-87 Wed no event 26-Feb-87 Thu no event 27-Feb-87 Fri no event 28-Feb-87 Sat no event 1-Mar-87 Sun no event 2-Mar-87 Mon no event 3-Mar-87 Tue no event 4-Mar-87 Wed no event 5-Mar-87 Thu no event 6-Mar-87 Fri no event 7-Mar-87 Sat no event 8-Mar-87 Sun no event 9-Mar-87 Mon obstruction West German government border woman goes to Berlin wall and unfurls banner against division of Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 3/9/87 10-Mar-87 Tue no event 11-Mar-87 Wed no event 12-Mar-87 Thu no event 13-Mar-87 Fri no event 14-Mar-87 Sat no event 15-Mar-87 Sun no event 16-Mar-87 Mon no event 17-Mar-87 Tue no event 18-Mar-87 Wed no event 19-Mar-87 Thu no event 20-Mar-87 Fri no event 21-Mar-87 Sat no event 22-Mar-87 Sun no event 23-Mar-87 Mon no event 24-Mar-87 Tue no event 25-Mar-87 Wed no event 26-Mar-87 Thu no event 27-Mar-87 Fri no event 28-Mar-87 Sat no event 29-Mar-87 Sun no event 30-Mar-87 Mon no event 31-Mar-87 Tue no event 1-Apr-87 Wed no event 2-Apr-87 Thu no event 3-Apr-87 Fri no event 4-Apr-87 Sat no event 5-Apr-87 Sun no event 6-Apr-87 Mon no event 7-Apr-87 Tue no event 8-Apr-87 Wed no event 9-Apr-87 Thu no event 10-Apr-87 Fri no event 11-Apr-87 Sat no event 12-Apr-87 Sun no event 13-Apr-87 Mon no event 14-Apr-87 Tue no event 15-Apr-87 Wed no event 16-Apr-87 Thu no event 17-Apr-87 Fri no event 18-Apr-87 Sat no event 19-Apr-87 Sun no event 20-Apr-87 Mon no event 21-Apr-87 Tue no event 22-Apr-87 Wed no event 23-Apr-87 Thu no event 24-Apr-87 Fri symbolic dissidents government dissident group protest for right to travel by preparing to fly to Czechoslovakia GDR East Berlin travel rights 14 8 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 4/25/87 25-Apr-87 Sat no event 26-Apr-87 Sun no event 27-Apr-87 Mon no event 28-Apr-87 Tue no event 29-Apr-87 Wed no event 30-Apr-87 Thu no event 1-May-87 Fri no event 2-May-87 Sat no event 3-May-87 Sun no event 4-May-87 Mon no event 5-May-87 Tue no event 6-May-87 Wed no event 7-May-87 Thu no event 8-May-87 Fri no event 9-May-87 Sat no event 10-May-87 Sun no event 11-May-87 Mon no event 12-May-87 Tue no event 13-May-87 Wed no event 14-May-87 Thu no event 15-May-87 Fri no event 16-May-87 Sat no event 17-May-87 Sun no event 18-May-87 Mon no event 19-May-87 Tue no event 20-May-87 Wed no event 21-May-87 Thu no event 22-May-87 Fri no event 23-May-87 Sat no event 24-May-87 Sun no event 25-May-87 Mon no event 26-May-87 Tue no event 27-May-87 Wed petition human rights USSR embassy activists present letter to Soviet embassy; criticize Honecker for not following USSR GDR East Berlin human rights 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 103000 CSM0301 6/1/87 28-May-87 Thu no event 29-May-87 Fri no event 30-May-87 Sat no event 31-May-87 Sun no event 1-Jun-87 Mon no event 2-Jun-87 Tue no event 3-Jun-87 Wed no event 4-Jun-87 Thu no event 5-Jun-87 Fri no event 6-Jun-87 Sat obstruction youth government police break through police cordon to listen to rock concert on western side of wall GDR East Berlin travel rights 301 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0402 6/8/87 7-Jun-87 Sun no event 8-Jun-87 Mon demonstration youth government police clash with police over Berlin wall & for freedom and democracy GDR East Berlin democracy 1000 20 0 Y 1001 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 6/8/87 9-Jun-87 Tue demonstration youth government police defy police orders & try to listen to rock concert in western part of city GDR East Berlin democracy 4000 50 50 0 N 1001 0 0 4000 1030000 RE0701 6/9/87 10-Jun-87 Wed no event 11-Jun-87 Thu no event 12-Jun-87 Fri no event 13-Jun-87 Sat no event 14-Jun-87 Sun no event 15-Jun-87 Mon demonstration youth government police after rock concert demand freedom to travel & end of separation GDR East Berlin democracy 100 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 6/15/87 16-Jun-87 Tue no event 17-Jun-87 Wed no event 18-Jun-87 Thu no event 19-Jun-87 Fri no event 20-Jun-87 Sat no event 21-Jun-87 Sun no event 22-Jun-87 Mon no event 23-Jun-87 Tue no event 24-Jun-87 Wed no event 25-Jun-87 Thu no event 26-Jun-87 Fri no event 27-Jun-87 Sat no event 28-Jun-87 Sun no event 29-Jun-87 Mon no event 30-Jun-87 Tue no event 1-Jul-87 Wed no event 2-Jul-87 Thu no event 3-Jul-87 Fri no event 4-Jul-87 Sat no event 5-Jul-87 Sun no event 6-Jul-87 Mon no event 7-Jul-87 Tue no event 8-Jul-87 Wed no event 9-Jul-87 Thu no event 10-Jul-87 Fri no event 11-Jul-87 Sat no event 12-Jul-87 Sun no event 13-Jul-87 Mon no event 14-Jul-87 Tue no event 15-Jul-87 Wed no event 16-Jul-87 Thu no event 17-Jul-87 Fri no event 18-Jul-87 Sat no event 19-Jul-87 Sun no event 20-Jul-87 Mon no event 21-Jul-87 Tue no event 22-Jul-87 Wed no event 23-Jul-87 Thu no event 24-Jul-87 Fri no event 25-Jul-87 Sat no event 26-Jul-87 Sun no event 27-Jul-87 Mon no event 28-Jul-87 Tue no event 29-Jul-87 Wed no event 30-Jul-87 Thu no event 31-Jul-87 Fri no event 1-Aug-87 Sat no event 2-Aug-87 Sun no event 3-Aug-87 Mon no event 4-Aug-87 Tue no event 5-Aug-87 Wed no event 6-Aug-87 Thu no event 7-Aug-87 Fri no event 8-Aug-87 Sat no event 9-Aug-87 Sun no event 10-Aug-87 Mon no event 11-Aug-87 Tue no event 12-Aug-87 Wed no event 13-Aug-87 Thu demonstration dissidents government protest Berlin wall on its anniversary GDR East Berlin German unity 8/13/61 250 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 8/13/87 13-Aug-87 Thu demonstration youth government protest Berlin wall on its anniversary GDR East Berlin German unity 8/13/61 24 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 8/13/87 14-Aug-87 Fri no event 15-Aug-87 Sat no event 16-Aug-87 Sun no event 17-Aug-87 Mon no event 18-Aug-87 Tue no event 19-Aug-87 Wed no event 20-Aug-87 Thu no event 21-Aug-87 Fri no event 22-Aug-87 Sat no event 23-Aug-87 Sun no event 24-Aug-87 Mon no event 25-Aug-87 Tue no event 26-Aug-87 Wed no event 27-Aug-87 Thu no event 28-Aug-87 Fri mobilize dissidents government peace & human rights initiative group; distribute leaflets against censorship GDR East Berlin democracy 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 8/28/87 29-Aug-87 Sat no event 30-Aug-87 Sun no event 31-Aug-87 Mon no event 1-Sep-87 Tue exit dissident government border young man attempts to cross into West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 9/1/87 2-Sep-87 Wed no event 3-Sep-87 Thu no event 4-Sep-87 Fri no event 5-Sep-87 Sat demonstration dissidents government unofficial church peace demonstration for nuclear free zone GDR East Berlin peace 1000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 9/5/87 6-Sep-87 Sun no event 7-Sep-87 Mon no event 8-Sep-87 Tue no event 9-Sep-87 Wed no event 10-Sep-87 Thu no event 11-Sep-87 Fri no event 12-Sep-87 Sat no event 13-Sep-87 Sun no event 14-Sep-87 Mon no event 15-Sep-87 Tue no event 16-Sep-87 Wed no event 17-Sep-87 Thu no event 18-Sep-87 Fri no event 19-Sep-87 Sat no event 20-Sep-87 Sun no event 21-Sep-87 Mon no event 22-Sep-87 Tue no event 23-Sep-87 Wed no event 24-Sep-87 Thu no event 25-Sep-87 Fri no event 26-Sep-87 Sat no event 27-Sep-87 Sun no event 28-Sep-87 Mon no event 29-Sep-87 Tue no event 30-Sep-87 Wed no event 1-Oct-87 Thu no event 2-Oct-87 Fri no event 3-Oct-87 Sat no event 4-Oct-87 Sun no event 5-Oct-87 Mon no event 6-Oct-87 Tue no event 7-Oct-87 Wed no event 8-Oct-87 Thu no event 9-Oct-87 Fri no event 10-Oct-87 Sat no event 11-Oct-87 Sun no event 12-Oct-87 Mon no event 13-Oct-87 Tue no event 14-Oct-87 Wed no event 15-Oct-87 Thu no event 16-Oct-87 Fri no event 17-Oct-87 Sat assault skinheads church skinheads attack people attending rock concert in Zionskirche GDR East Berlin neo-Nazi 24 12 0 0 Y 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0504 11/27/87 18-Oct-87 Sun no event 19-Oct-87 Mon no event 20-Oct-87 Tue no event 21-Oct-87 Wed no event 22-Oct-87 Thu no event 23-Oct-87 Fri no event 24-Oct-87 Sat no event 25-Oct-87 Sun no event 26-Oct-87 Mon no event 27-Oct-87 Tue no event 28-Oct-87 Wed no event 29-Oct-87 Thu no event 30-Oct-87 Fri no event 31-Oct-87 Sat no event 1-Nov-87 Sun no event 2-Nov-87 Mon no event 3-Nov-87 Tue no event 4-Nov-87 Wed no event 5-Nov-87 Thu no event 6-Nov-87 Fri no event 7-Nov-87 Sat no event 8-Nov-87 Sun no event 9-Nov-87 Mon no event 10-Nov-87 Tue no event 11-Nov-87 Wed no event 12-Nov-87 Thu no event 13-Nov-87 Fri no event 14-Nov-87 Sat demonstration Greenpeace government against pollution of Elbe river GDR Dresden ecology 5 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 11/14/87 15-Nov-87 Sun no event 16-Nov-87 Mon no event 17-Nov-87 Tue no event 18-Nov-87 Wed no event 19-Nov-87 Thu no event 20-Nov-87 Fri no event 21-Nov-87 Sat no event 22-Nov-87 Sun no event 23-Nov-87 Mon no event 24-Nov-87 Tue no event 25-Nov-87 Wed vigil-b dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 11/28/87 26-Nov-87 Thu demonstration dissidents government police protest vigil against police raids GDR East Berlin backlash 11/25/87 150 10 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0303 11/26/87 26-Nov-87 Thu vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 11/28/87 26-Nov-87 Thu arrest ecologist government police police raids offices of ecologist & human rights group GDR East Berlin repression 0 21 0 0 Y 101 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0102 11/26/87 27-Nov-87 Fri vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 11/28/87 28-Nov-87 Sat vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 1 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 11/28/87 29-Nov-87 Sun vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 30-Nov-87 Mon vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 1-Dec-87 Tue vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 2-Dec-87 Wed vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 3-Dec-87 Thu vigil dissidents government police hold candle vigil outside and inside Zion church; demand charges against them to be dropped GDR East Berlin backlash 24 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 4-Dec-87 Fri exit dissidents government border man escapes to West Berlin GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0701 12/4/87 4-Dec-87 Fri vigil-e dissidents government end vigil after state drops charges against 4 of 7 activists GDR East Berlin arrest 500 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/4/87 4-Dec-87 Fri demonstration dissidents government police candle-lit march through East Berlin against raid on church GDR East Berlin backlash 200 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0801 12/4/87 5-Dec-87 Sat no event 6-Dec-87 Sun no event 7-Dec-87 Mon no event 8-Dec-87 Tue no event 9-Dec-87 Wed no event 10-Dec-87 Thu no event 11-Dec-87 Fri no event 12-Dec-87 Sat no event 13-Dec-87 Sun no event 14-Dec-87 Mon no event 15-Dec-87 Tue no event 16-Dec-87 Wed no event 17-Dec-87 Thu no event 18-Dec-87 Fri no event 19-Dec-87 Sat no event 20-Dec-87 Sun no event 21-Dec-87 Mon no event 22-Dec-87 Tue no event 23-Dec-87 Wed no event 24-Dec-87 Thu no event 25-Dec-87 Fri no event 26-Dec-87 Sat no event 27-Dec-87 Sun no event 28-Dec-87 Mon no event 29-Dec-87 Tue no event 30-Dec-87 Wed no event 31-Dec-87 Thu no event 1-Jan-88 Fri no event 2-Jan-88 Sat no event 3-Jan-88 Sun no event 4-Jan-88 Mon no event 5-Jan-88 Tue no event 6-Jan-88 Wed no event 7-Jan-88 Thu no event 8-Jan-88 Fri no event 9-Jan-88 Sat no event 10-Jan-88 Sun no event 11-Jan-88 Mon no event 12-Jan-88 Tue no event 13-Jan-88 Wed rally dissidents government church service for peace & justice after arrests of dissidents GDR Dresden arrest 6000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 6000 1030000 BBC0103 2/16/88 13-Jan-88 Wed petition pacifists government parliament ask to allow future conscripts to refuse military training GDR East Berlin peace 70 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/13/88 14-Jan-88 Thu no event 15-Jan-88 Fri no event 16-Jan-88 Sat no event 17-Jan-88 Sun expulsion dissidents government government expels dissidents to West Germany GDR East Berlin expulsion 0 14 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0106 1/19/88 17-Jan-88 Sun arrest dissidents government police police arrest 200 activists GDR GDR anti-government 0 200 0 0 N 1001 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0106 1/19/88 17-Jan-88 Sun demonstration dissidents government dissident groups try to join official march to demand democratic rights GDR East Berlin democracy 201 113 0 0 N 1001 0 0 2500 1030000 RE05 1/18/88 18-Jan-88 Mon no event 19-Jan-88 Tue no event 20-Jan-88 Wed no event 21-Jan-88 Thu no event 22-Jan-88 Fri expulsion dissidents government GDR releases detained dissidents & allows them to emigrate to FRG GDR East Berlin expulsion 0 54 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 1/22/88 23-Jan-88 Sat no event 24-Jan-88 Sun no event 25-Jan-88 Mon arrest dissident government police arrest prominent human rights activist Freya Klier GDR East Berlin anti-government 0 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1001 1/25/88 26-Jan-88 Tue arrest dissident government police crackdown on dissent continues GDR Leipzig anti-government 0 2 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/26/88 26-Jan-88 Tue arrest dissident government police crackdown on dissent continues GDR Weimar anti-government 0 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/26/88 27-Jan-88 Wed no event 28-Jan-88 Thu no event 29-Jan-88 Fri rally dissidents government church meeting on arrested dissidents GDR East Berlin arrest 1500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 2/1/88 30-Jan-88 Sat rally dissidents government church meeting on arrested dissidents GDR East Berlin arrest 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 2/1/88 31-Jan-88 Sun rally-b dissidents government church meetings across GDR to display solidarity with arrested & sentenced civil rights activists GDR GDR arrest 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 31000 1030000 FT0301 2/3/88 1-Feb-88 Mon arrest police dissident arrest 3 dissidents in crackdown on unofficial peace & human rights groups GDR East Berlin anti-government 0 3 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 2/1/88 1-Feb-88 Mon rally dissidents government church meeting on arrested dissidents GDR East Berlin arrest 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0101 2/1/88 1-Feb-88 Mon rally dissidents government church meeting on arrested dissidents regularly held in 30 towns across GDR GDR GDR arrest 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 31000 1030000 RE0901 2/1/88 1-Feb-88 Mon demonstration dissidents government judiciary after sentencing of 3 activists GDR East Berlin trial 150 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 FT0203 2/2/88 2-Feb-88 Tue rally dissidents government church meetings across GDR to display solidarity with arrested & sentenced civil rights activists GDR GDR arrest 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 31000 1030000 FT0301 2/3/88 3-Feb-88 Wed no event 4-Feb-88 Thu rally dissidents government church meeting on arrested dissidents GDR East Berlin arrest 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0901 2/5/88 5-Feb-88 Fri no event 6-Feb-88 Sat no event 7-Feb-88 Sun no event 8-Feb-88 Mon no event 9-Feb-88 Tue no event 10-Feb-88 Wed no event 11-Feb-88 Thu no event 12-Feb-88 Fri no event 13-Feb-88 Sat no event 14-Feb-88 Sun demonstration church government police after church service demand end of German separation GDR Dresden German unity 400 5 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 2/14/88 15-Feb-88 Mon no event 16-Feb-88 Tue no event 17-Feb-88 Wed no event 18-Feb-88 Thu no event 19-Feb-88 Fri no event 20-Feb-88 Sat no event 21-Feb-88 Sun no event 22-Feb-88 Mon no event 23-Feb-88 Tue no event 24-Feb-88 Wed no event 25-Feb-88 Thu no event 26-Feb-88 Fri no event 27-Feb-88 Sat no event 28-Feb-88 Sun no event 29-Feb-88 Mon no event 1-Mar-88 Tue mobilization dissidents government jail 2 citizens that distribute leaflets calling for press freedom GDR East Berlin democracy 2 2 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 3/8/88 2-Mar-88 Wed no event 3-Mar-88 Thu arrest artist government police artists who had applied to leave the country arrested GDR East Berlin exit 0 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 3/3/88 4-Mar-88 Fri no event 5-Mar-88 Sat arrest dissidents government police "arrest dissenters seeking to emigrate; Berlin, Leipzig, Wismar, Halle" GDR GDR exit 0 200 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 3/5/88 6-Mar-88 Sun no event 7-Mar-88 Mon no event 8-Mar-88 Tue no event 9-Mar-88 Wed no event 10-Mar-88 Thu no event 11-Mar-88 Fri no event 12-Mar-88 Sat no event 13-Mar-88 Sun petition priests government police 2 pastors protest treatment of would-be worshipers GDR East Berlin backlash 2 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 3/13/88 14-Mar-88 Mon demonstration dissidents government would-be emigrants surround church & protest crackdown GDR Leipzig exit 300 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE1101 3/14/88 15-Mar-88 Tue no event 16-Mar-88 Wed no event 17-Mar-88 Thu no event 18-Mar-88 Fri no event 19-Mar-88 Sat no event 20-Mar-88 Sun no event 21-Mar-88 Mon no event 22-Mar-88 Tue no event 23-Mar-88 Wed no event 24-Mar-88 Thu no event 25-Mar-88 Fri no event 26-Mar-88 Sat no event 27-Mar-88 Sun exit dissidents government cross border into West Germany GDR GDR south anti-government 7 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 3/28/88 28-Mar-88 Mon no event 29-Mar-88 Tue no event 30-Mar-88 Wed no event 31-Mar-88 Thu no event 1-Apr-88 Fri no event 2-Apr-88 Sat no event 3-Apr-88 Sun no event 4-Apr-88 Mon no event 5-Apr-88 Tue boycott church government church paper refuses publication to protest state censorship GDR Mecklenburg religion 31 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 4/5/88 6-Apr-88 Wed no event 7-Apr-88 Thu no event 8-Apr-88 Fri no event 9-Apr-88 Sat no event 10-Apr-88 Sun no event 11-Apr-88 Mon no event 12-Apr-88 Tue no event 13-Apr-88 Wed no event 14-Apr-88 Thu no event 15-Apr-88 Fri no event 16-Apr-88 Sat no event 17-Apr-88 Sun no event 18-Apr-88 Mon no event 19-Apr-88 Tue no event 20-Apr-88 Wed no event 21-Apr-88 Thu no event 22-Apr-88 Fri no event 23-Apr-88 Sat no event 24-Apr-88 Sun no event 25-Apr-88 Mon no event 26-Apr-88 Tue no event 27-Apr-88 Wed preemption dissidents government police jail prospective emigrants in crackdown ahead of May-day parade GDR East Berlin repression 0 5 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 4/27/88 28-Apr-88 Thu arrest dissidents government police detain citizens who refuse military service & applied to emigrate to the west GDR GDR exit 0 15 0 0 N 101 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 5/4/88 29-Apr-88 Fri exit dissidents government 3 East Germans escape to West Germany GDR Schaalsee anti-government 3 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 4/29/88 30-Apr-88 Sat no event 1-May-88 Sun preemption dissidents government police arrest churchgoers ahead of official May day rally GDR East Berlin anti-government 0 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 5/1/88 2-May-88 Mon no event 3-May-88 Tue no event 4-May-88 Wed no event 5-May-88 Thu no event 6-May-88 Fri no event 7-May-88 Sat no event 8-May-88 Sun no event 9-May-88 Mon no event 10-May-88 Tue no event 11-May-88 Wed no event 12-May-88 Thu no event 13-May-88 Fri no event 14-May-88 Sat no event 15-May-88 Sun no event 16-May-88 Mon no event 17-May-88 Tue no event 18-May-88 Wed no event 19-May-88 Thu no event 20-May-88 Fri no event 21-May-88 Sat no event 22-May-88 Sun no event 23-May-88 Mon exit border guard government border guard flees into west GDR GDR south anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 5/23/88 23-May-88 Mon exit dissidents government flee to Austria GDR GDR south anti-government 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 5/23/88 24-May-88 Tue no event 25-May-88 Wed no event 26-May-88 Thu no event 27-May-88 Fri no event 28-May-88 Sat no event 29-May-88 Sun no event 30-May-88 Mon no event 31-May-88 Tue no event 1-Jun-88 Wed no event 2-Jun-88 Thu no event 3-Jun-88 Fri no event 4-Jun-88 Sat no event 5-Jun-88 Sun no event 6-Jun-88 Mon no event 7-Jun-88 Tue no event 8-Jun-88 Wed no event 9-Jun-88 Thu exit dissident government escapes to Denmark by boat GDR Rostock anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0401 6/9/88 10-Jun-88 Fri no event 11-Jun-88 Sat no event 12-Jun-88 Sun no event 13-Jun-88 Mon no event 14-Jun-88 Tue no event 15-Jun-88 Wed no event 16-Jun-88 Thu no event 17-Jun-88 Fri no event 18-Jun-88 Sat no event 19-Jun-88 Sun no event 20-Jun-88 Mon no event 21-Jun-88 Tue no event 22-Jun-88 Wed no event 23-Jun-88 Thu no event 24-Jun-88 Fri no event 25-Jun-88 Sat no event 26-Jun-88 Sun no event 27-Jun-88 Mon no event 28-Jun-88 Tue no event 29-Jun-88 Wed no event 30-Jun-88 Thu no event 1-Jul-88 Fri no event 2-Jul-88 Sat no event 3-Jul-88 Sun no event 4-Jul-88 Mon no event 5-Jul-88 Tue no event 6-Jul-88 Wed no event 7-Jul-88 Thu no event 8-Jul-88 Fri no event 9-Jul-88 Sat no event 10-Jul-88 Sun no event 11-Jul-88 Mon exit dissident government technician escapes to West Germany GDR GDR south anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 7/11/88 12-Jul-88 Tue no event 13-Jul-88 Wed no event 14-Jul-88 Thu no event 15-Jul-88 Fri no event 16-Jul-88 Sat no event 17-Jul-88 Sun no event 18-Jul-88 Mon no event 19-Jul-88 Tue no event 20-Jul-88 Wed no event 21-Jul-88 Thu no event 22-Jul-88 Fri no event 23-Jul-88 Sat no event 24-Jul-88 Sun no event 25-Jul-88 Mon no event 26-Jul-88 Tue no event 27-Jul-88 Wed no event 28-Jul-88 Thu no event 29-Jul-88 Fri no event 30-Jul-88 Sat no event 31-Jul-88 Sun no event 1-Aug-88 Mon no event 2-Aug-88 Tue no event 3-Aug-88 Wed no event 4-Aug-88 Thu no event 5-Aug-88 Fri no event 6-Aug-88 Sat no event 7-Aug-88 Sun no event 8-Aug-88 Mon no event 9-Aug-88 Tue no event 10-Aug-88 Wed no event 11-Aug-88 Thu no event 12-Aug-88 Fri no event 13-Aug-88 Sat no event 14-Aug-88 Sun no event 15-Aug-88 Mon no event 16-Aug-88 Tue no event 17-Aug-88 Wed no event 18-Aug-88 Thu no event 19-Aug-88 Fri no event 20-Aug-88 Sat no event 21-Aug-88 Sun no event 22-Aug-88 Mon no event 23-Aug-88 Tue no event 24-Aug-88 Wed no event 25-Aug-88 Thu no event 26-Aug-88 Fri occupation-b dissidents FRG embassy sit-in demanding exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 6 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1300000 RE0101 8/28/88 27-Aug-88 Sat occupation dissidents FRG embassy sit-in demanding exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 6 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 8/28/88 28-Aug-88 Sun occupation-e dissidents FRG embassy sit-in demanding exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 6 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 8/28/88 29-Aug-88 Mon no event 30-Aug-88 Tue no event 31-Aug-88 Wed no event 1-Sep-88 Thu no event 2-Sep-88 Fri no event 3-Sep-88 Sat no event 4-Sep-88 Sun no event 5-Sep-88 Mon demonstration dissidents government mostly would-be emigrants stage silent march GDR Leipzig anti-government 200 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 9/5/88 6-Sep-88 Tue no event 7-Sep-88 Wed no event 8-Sep-88 Thu occupation dissidents Denmark embassy would-be emigrants enter Danish embassy GDR East Berlin anti-government 18 7 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 9/21/88 9-Sep-88 Fri no event 10-Sep-88 Sat no event 11-Sep-88 Sun no event 12-Sep-88 Mon no event 13-Sep-88 Tue no event 14-Sep-88 Wed no event 15-Sep-88 Thu exit dissident government shot by border guards as he escapes to West Germany GDR FRG anti-government 1 0 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 9/16/88 16-Sep-88 Fri no event 17-Sep-88 Sat no event 18-Sep-88 Sun no event 19-Sep-88 Mon no event 20-Sep-88 Tue no event 21-Sep-88 Wed no event 22-Sep-88 Thu no event 23-Sep-88 Fri no event 24-Sep-88 Sat no event 25-Sep-88 Sun no event 26-Sep-88 Mon no event 27-Sep-88 Tue no event 28-Sep-88 Wed no event 29-Sep-88 Thu no event 30-Sep-88 Fri no event 1-Oct-88 Sat no event 2-Oct-88 Sun no event 3-Oct-88 Mon no event 4-Oct-88 Tue no event 5-Oct-88 Wed exit dissidents government couple crosses border into West Germany GDR GDR anti-government 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 10/5/88 6-Oct-88 Thu no event 7-Oct-88 Fri no event 8-Oct-88 Sat no event 9-Oct-88 Sun no event 10-Oct-88 Mon demonstration church government against censorship of church newspapers GDR East Berlin democracy 200 80 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 10/10/88 11-Oct-88 Tue no event 12-Oct-88 Wed no event 13-Oct-88 Thu no event 14-Oct-88 Fri no event 15-Oct-88 Sat no event 16-Oct-88 Sun no event 17-Oct-88 Mon no event 18-Oct-88 Tue no event 19-Oct-88 Wed exit dissident government border border guards prevent man from fleeing to the west GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 10/19/88 19-Oct-88 Wed exit dissidents government 2 men escape across Baltic sea to West Germany GDR GDR north anti-government 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 10/19/88 20-Oct-88 Thu no event 21-Oct-88 Fri no event 22-Oct-88 Sat no event 23-Oct-88 Sun no event 24-Oct-88 Mon no event 25-Oct-88 Tue no event 26-Oct-88 Wed no event 27-Oct-88 Thu no event 28-Oct-88 Fri preemption police dissident arrest leading dissidents on their way to a protest meeting GDR East Berlin 0 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 10/28/88 29-Oct-88 Sat no event 30-Oct-88 Sun no event 31-Oct-88 Mon exit dissidents government guard guards hold fire and let 2 escape to West Germany GDR Coburg accede 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 10/31/88 1-Nov-88 Tue demonstration Robin Wood government East & West German ecologists against waste incinerator GDR East Berlin ecology 15 15 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 11/2/88 2-Nov-88 Wed exit dissident government technician flees into Bavaria GDR GDR south anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 11/2/88 3-Nov-88 Thu no event 4-Nov-88 Fri no event 5-Nov-88 Sat no event 6-Nov-88 Sun no event 7-Nov-88 Mon no event 8-Nov-88 Tue no event 9-Nov-88 Wed no event 10-Nov-88 Thu no event 11-Nov-88 Fri no event 12-Nov-88 Sat no event 13-Nov-88 Sun no event 14-Nov-88 Mon no event 15-Nov-88 Tue no event 16-Nov-88 Wed no event 17-Nov-88 Thu no event 18-Nov-88 Fri no event 19-Nov-88 Sat no event 20-Nov-88 Sun no event 21-Nov-88 Mon no event 22-Nov-88 Tue petition dissidents government "against expulsion of 4 high school students for using ""speaker's corner""" GDR East Berlin democracy 8 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 DT0101 11/22/88 23-Nov-88 Wed no event 24-Nov-88 Thu demonstration dissident government against ban of Soviet magazine GDR East Berlin censorship 1 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 25000 1030000 RE0101 11/24/88 24-Nov-88 Thu expulsion dissidents government expel human rights activists of would-be emigrant self-help group GDR East Berlin exit 0 2 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 11/24/88 24-Nov-88 Thu arrest police dissident arrest human rights activists of would-be emigrant self-help group GDR East Berlin exit 0 11 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 103000 RE0101 11/24/88 25-Nov-88 Fri no event 26-Nov-88 Sat no event 27-Nov-88 Sun no event 28-Nov-88 Mon no event 29-Nov-88 Tue no event 30-Nov-88 Wed no event 1-Dec-88 Thu no event 2-Dec-88 Fri no event 3-Dec-88 Sat no event 4-Dec-88 Sun no event 5-Dec-88 Mon no event 6-Dec-88 Tue no event 7-Dec-88 Wed no event 8-Dec-88 Thu no event 9-Dec-88 Fri no event 10-Dec-88 Sat no event 11-Dec-88 Sun no event 12-Dec-88 Mon exit dissidents government guards "2 men attempt to escape to West Germany, 1 succeeds" GDR Lauenburg anti-government 2 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 12/12/88 13-Dec-88 Tue no event 14-Dec-88 Wed exit dissident government man escapes to West Germany GDR GDR anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 12/14/88 15-Dec-88 Thu no event 16-Dec-88 Fri no event 17-Dec-88 Sat no event 18-Dec-88 Sun no event 19-Dec-88 Mon no event 20-Dec-88 Tue exit dissidents government escape over border to West Germany; border guards did not open fire GDR East Berlin accede 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 12/20/88 21-Dec-88 Wed no event 22-Dec-88 Thu no event 23-Dec-88 Fri no event 24-Dec-88 Sat no event 25-Dec-88 Sun no event 26-Dec-88 Mon no event 27-Dec-88 Tue no event 28-Dec-88 Wed no event 29-Dec-88 Thu no event 30-Dec-88 Fri no event 31-Dec-88 Sat no event 1-Jan-89 Sun no event 2-Jan-89 Mon no event 3-Jan-89 Tue no event 4-Jan-89 Wed no event 5-Jan-89 Thu no event 6-Jan-89 Fri no event 7-Jan-89 Sat no event 8-Jan-89 Sun occupation-b dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German embassy demanding exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 1/8/89 9-Jan-89 Mon no event 10-Jan-89 Tue no event 11-Jan-89 Wed no event 12-Jan-89 Thu no event 13-Jan-89 Fri arrest dissidents government police detain human rights and peace activists after leaflets call for unofficial march GDR Leipzig anti-government 0 11 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 1/14/89 14-Jan-89 Sat no event 15-Jan-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government police police break up unofficial march; demand freedom of expression & assembly GDR Leipzig democracy 500 100 0 N 501 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 1/15/89 16-Jan-89 Mon no event 17-Jan-89 Tue arrest dissident government police seize another dissident GDR Leipzig repression 0 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 1/17/89 18-Jan-89 Wed rally dissidents government police church service to protest police action in Leipzig GDR East Berlin backlash 1/15/89 250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0606 1/18/89 19-Jan-89 Thu no event 20-Jan-89 Fri no event 21-Jan-89 Sat no event 22-Jan-89 Sun no event 23-Jan-89 Mon no event 24-Jan-89 Tue no event 25-Jan-89 Wed no event 26-Jan-89 Thu no event 27-Jan-89 Fri no event 28-Jan-89 Sat no event 29-Jan-89 Sun no event 30-Jan-89 Mon no event 31-Jan-89 Tue no event 1-Feb-89 Wed no event 2-Feb-89 Thu no event 3-Feb-89 Fri no event 4-Feb-89 Sat no event 5-Feb-89 Sun no event 6-Feb-89 Mon exit dissidents government border guards kill man attempting to flee to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 2 1 1 1 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 2/22/89 7-Feb-89 Tue no event 8-Feb-89 Wed no event 9-Feb-89 Thu no event 10-Feb-89 Fri no event 11-Feb-89 Sat no event 12-Feb-89 Sun no event 13-Feb-89 Mon no event 14-Feb-89 Tue exit dissidents government 3 try to swim across border to West Germany; 2 succeed GDR East Berlin anti-government 3 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE03 2/14/89 15-Feb-89 Wed no event 16-Feb-89 Thu occupation-b dissidents FRG embassy crash into compound of West Germany's mission; seeking exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 1 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 17-Feb-89 Fri exit dissidents government student flees to West Germany GDR FRG anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0301 2/17/89 17-Feb-89 Fri occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 18-Feb-89 Sat occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 19-Feb-89 Sun occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 20-Feb-89 Mon occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 21-Feb-89 Tue occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 22-Feb-89 Wed occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 23-Feb-89 Thu occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 24-Feb-89 Fri occupation dissidents FRG embassy take refuge in compound of FRG's mission; seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 25-Feb-89 Sat occupation-e dissidents FRG embassy leave FRG mission GDR East Berlin exit 4 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 2/25/89 26-Feb-89 Sun no event 27-Feb-89 Mon no event 28-Feb-89 Tue petition dissident Czechoslovakia "171 ecology, peace and church groups demand Czechoslovakia to release playwright Vaclav Havel" GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 2/28/89 28-Feb-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government police silent march & church service over fatal shooting of man at Berlin wall GDR Halle death 40 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 2/28/89 1-Mar-89 Wed no event 2-Mar-89 Thu no event 3-Mar-89 Fri no event 4-Mar-89 Sat no event 5-Mar-89 Sun no event 6-Mar-89 Mon no event 7-Mar-89 Tue no event 8-Mar-89 Wed no event 9-Mar-89 Thu no event 10-Mar-89 Fri exit dissidents government guard attempt to flee to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 3 3 1 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 3/10/89 11-Mar-89 Sat no event 12-Mar-89 Sun no event 13-Mar-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand exit visa to the west GDR Leipzig exit 301 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0801 3/13/89 14-Mar-89 Tue no event 15-Mar-89 Wed no event 16-Mar-89 Thu no event 17-Mar-89 Fri no event 18-Mar-89 Sat no event 19-Mar-89 Sun exit dissidents government border use border picnic to flee to Austria through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0102 3/19/89 20-Mar-89 Mon no event 21-Mar-89 Tue no event 22-Mar-89 Wed no event 23-Mar-89 Thu no event 24-Mar-89 Fri no event 25-Mar-89 Sat no event 26-Mar-89 Sun no event 27-Mar-89 Mon no event 28-Mar-89 Tue no event 29-Mar-89 Wed no event 30-Mar-89 Thu no event 31-Mar-89 Fri no event 1-Apr-89 Sat exit dissidents government attempt to flee to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 3 3 1 0 Y 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0201 4/1/89 2-Apr-89 Sun no event 3-Apr-89 Mon no event 4-Apr-89 Tue no event 5-Apr-89 Wed no event 6-Apr-89 Thu no event 7-Apr-89 Fri no event 8-Apr-89 Sat no event 9-Apr-89 Sun no event 10-Apr-89 Mon no event 11-Apr-89 Tue no event 12-Apr-89 Wed no event 13-Apr-89 Thu no event 14-Apr-89 Fri no event 15-Apr-89 Sat no event 16-Apr-89 Sun no event 17-Apr-89 Mon no event 18-Apr-89 Tue no event 19-Apr-89 Wed no event 20-Apr-89 Thu no event 21-Apr-89 Fri no event 22-Apr-89 Sat no event 23-Apr-89 Sun no event 24-Apr-89 Mon no event 25-Apr-89 Tue no event 26-Apr-89 Wed demonstration ecologist government nuclear plant members of Protestant church-based group protest nuclear power plant; 3rd anniversary of Chernobyl GDR Stendal nuclear power 4/26/86 5 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0601 4/26/89 27-Apr-89 Thu no event 28-Apr-89 Fri no event 29-Apr-89 Sat no event 30-Apr-89 Sun no event 1-May-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government sit-in; demonstrate for exit visa to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 5 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0101 5/1/89 1-May-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 2-May-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 3-May-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 4-May-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 5-May-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 6-May-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 7-May-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2500 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 8-May-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 8-May-89 Mon demonstration human rights government against non-free local elections GDR Leipzig democracy 1000 100 0 0 N 1001 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0301 5/8/89 9-May-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 9-May-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government police church members against local election & arrest of demonstrators GDR Leipzig democracy 500 16 0 0 N 501 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0301 5/9/89 10-May-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 11-May-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 12-May-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 13-May-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 14-May-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 15-May-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 16-May-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 17-May-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 18-May-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 19-May-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 19-May-89 Fri petition dissidents government send complaints over local elections to authorities GDR East Berlin democracy 125 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0101 5/19/89 19-May-89 Fri petition dissidents government send complaints over local elections to authorities GDR Potsdam democracy 125 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0101 5/19/89 20-May-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 21-May-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 22-May-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 22-May-89 Mon march dissidents government march from church to city-center demanding democratic reforms GDR Leipzig democracy 350 25 0 0 N 501 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0302 5/30/89 23-May-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 24-May-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 25-May-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 26-May-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 27-May-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 28-May-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 29-May-89 Mon exit border guard government border guard flees to West Germany GDR Coburg anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0201 5/29/89 29-May-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 30-May-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 30-May-89 Tue arrest church government police police arrest churchgoers GDR Leipzig anti-government 0 16 0 0 N 31 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0301 5/30/89 31-May-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 1-Jun-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 2-Jun-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 3-Jun-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 4-Jun-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 4-Jun-89 Sun demonstration ecologist government after church service ahead of world environment day protest air & water pollution GDR Leipzig ecology 200 10 0 0 N 301 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0101 6/4/89 5-Jun-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 6-Jun-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 7-Jun-89 Wed exit dissidents government 2 families flee across border to West Germany GDR GDR south anti-government 5 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0701 6/7/89 7-Jun-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 7-Jun-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government police police foil demonstration by civil rights groups against May's local election results GDR East Berlin democracy 59 9 0 0 N 301 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0601 6/7/89 7-Jun-89 Wed obstruction dissidents government police arrest churchgoers attending protest meeting over the results of local election; sit-down protest GDR East Berlin democracy 300 120 0 0 N 301 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0401 6/8/89 8-Jun-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 9-Jun-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 10-Jun-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 11-Jun-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 12-Jun-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 13-Jun-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 14-Jun-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 15-Jun-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 16-Jun-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 16-Jun-89 Fri petition dissidents USSR Gorbachev veterans of 1953 GDR uprising appeal to Gorbachev to convince GDR to rehabilitate them GDR GDR 6/17/53 101 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0401 6/16/89 17-Jun-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 18-Jun-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 19-Jun-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 20-Jun-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 21-Jun-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 22-Jun-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 23-Jun-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 23-Jun-89 Fri demonstration dissidents PRC embassy protest recent executions of protesters in PRC GDR East Berlin death 30 30 0 N 101 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0101 6/23/89 23-Jun-89 Fri petition dissidents PRC embassy protest recent executions of protesters in PRC GDR East Berlin death 70 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0101 6/23/89 24-Jun-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 25-Jun-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 25-Jun-89 Sun symbolic church PRC bang drums in Protestant church for 72 hours; outrage over recent executions in PRC GDR East Berlin death 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0201 6/26/89 26-Jun-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 26-Jun-89 Mon symbolic church PRC bang drums in Protestant church for 72 hours; outrage over recent executions in PRC GDR East Berlin death 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0201 6/26/89 26-Jun-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government church members demand right to emigrate GDR Leipzig exit 250 2 0 0 N 301 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0201 6/27/89 27-Jun-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 28-Jun-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 28-Jun-89 Wed rally dissidents PRC protest church service against repression in China GDR East Berlin death 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0301 6/29/89 29-Jun-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 30-Jun-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 1-Jul-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 1-Jul-89 Sat assault neo-Nazi Mozambicans two youth attack Mozambicans GDR GDR anti-foreigners 2 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 400000 1030000 IN0207 1/10/90 2-Jul-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 3-Jul-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 4-Jul-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 5-Jul-89 Wed exit dissidents government border escapes over Berlin wall to West Germany GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 7/5/89 5-Jul-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 6-Jul-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 7-Jul-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 8-Jul-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 9-Jul-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 1030000 RE0501 8/8/89 10-Jul-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 11-Jul-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 12-Jul-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 13-Jul-89 Thu exit dissidents government border citizens escape through Hungary to Austria GDR GDR anti-government 36 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 FT0101 7/15/89 13-Jul-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 14-Jul-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 15-Jul-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 16-Jul-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 17-Jul-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 18-Jul-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 19-Jul-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 20-Jul-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 21-Jul-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 22-Jul-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 23-Jul-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 24-Jul-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 25-Jul-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 26-Jul-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 27-Jul-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 28-Jul-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 29-Jul-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 30-Jul-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 31-Jul-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 1-Aug-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 2-Aug-89 Wed exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 3-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 4-Aug-89 Fri exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 5-Aug-89 Sat exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 6-Aug-89 Sun exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 7-Aug-89 Mon exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 8-Aug-89 Tue exit dissidents government border nearly 1000 East Germans flee to west through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0501 8/8/89 9-Aug-89 Wed exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 10-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 11-Aug-89 Fri exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 12-Aug-89 Sat exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 13-Aug-89 Sun exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 14-Aug-89 Mon exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 15-Aug-89 Tue exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 16-Aug-89 Wed exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 16-Aug-89 Wed occupation dissidents FRG embassy flee to West German mission to seek exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/16/89 17-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 17-Aug-89 Thu occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 18-Aug-89 Fri exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 18-Aug-89 Fri occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 19-Aug-89 Sat exit dissidents government guard flee to Austria through Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria anti-government 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/19/89 19-Aug-89 Sat exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 19-Aug-89 Sat occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 20-Aug-89 Sun exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 20-Aug-89 Sun occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 21-Aug-89 Mon exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 21-Aug-89 Mon occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 22-Aug-89 Tue exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 22-Aug-89 Tue occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 23-Aug-89 Wed exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 23-Aug-89 Wed occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 24-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 24-Aug-89 Thu occupation dissidents FRG embassy occupy West German mission for exit visa GDR East Berlin exit 8/16/89 116 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0201 8/24/89 25-Aug-89 Fri exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 26-Aug-89 Sat exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400000 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 27-Aug-89 Sun exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 28-Aug-89 Mon exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 29-Aug-89 Tue exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 30-Aug-89 Wed exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 31-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government man escapes over Berlin wall to West Germany; shot at by border guards GDR East Berlin anti-government 1 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 400500 817500 RE0801 9/1/89 31-Aug-89 Thu exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 1-Sep-89 Fri exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 2-Sep-89 Sat exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 3-Sep-89 Sun exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 4-Sep-89 Mon exit dissidents government border over 5000 cross into Austria from GDR GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 92 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400500 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 4-Sep-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government police citizens seek emigration; security police breaks up demonstration GDR Leipzig anti-government 301 0 N 301 0 0 400600 817500 RE0301 9/4/89 5-Sep-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 6-Sep-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 6-Sep-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government police against rigged local elections GDR East Berlin democracy 101 40 0 N 36 0 0 400600 817500 RE0501 9/7/89 7-Sep-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 8-Sep-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 9-Sep-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 10-Sep-89 Sun exit dissidents government border "more than 13,000 East Germans flee to the west across Hungary" GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 400600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 11-Sep-89 Mon exit dissidents government border "more than 13,000 East Germans flee to the west across Hungary" GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 11-Sep-89 Mon arrest dissidents government police police arrests people emerging from regular evening prayer service GDR Leipzig 0 70 0 0 N 101 0 0 402600 817500 RE1002 9/11/89 12-Sep-89 Tue exit dissidents government border "more than 13,000 East Germans flee to the west across Hungary" GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 12-Sep-89 Tue petition New Forum government New Forum calls for dialogue with the SED GDR GDR democracy 100 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0503 9/12/89 13-Sep-89 Wed exit dissidents government border "more than 13,000 East Germans flee to the west across Hungary" GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0401 9/14/89 14-Sep-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 754 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0301 9/16/89 15-Sep-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 754 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0301 9/16/89 16-Sep-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 800 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0301 9/16/89 17-Sep-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 564 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 402600 817500 RE0301 9/19/89 18-Sep-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 564 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0301 9/19/89 18-Sep-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demonstration after church service; right to emigrate & respect for human rights GDR Leipzig exit 1500 100 4 0 N 301 0 0 403600 817500 FT0101 9/20/89 18-Sep-89 Mon arrest dissidents government police police detain citizens after religious service GDR Leipzig 0 36 0 0 N 101 0 0 403600 817500 RE0401 9/19/89 19-Sep-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 700 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0301 9/20/89 20-Sep-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 337 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0501 9/23/89 20-Sep-89 Wed petition New Forum government founding declaration urges dialogue between dissident groups & SED GDR GDR democracy 1400 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0601 9/20/89 21-Sep-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 337 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0501 9/23/89 22-Sep-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 595 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0501 9/23/89 23-Sep-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 601 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0501 9/27/89 24-Sep-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 601 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 403600 817500 RE0501 9/27/89 25-Sep-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 601 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0501 9/27/89 25-Sep-89 Mon march dissidents government march through center calling for reform and the legalization of New Forum GDR Leipzig democracy 6500 9 0 0 N 301 0 0 409600 817500 RE0202 9/25/89 25-Sep-89 Mon petition New Forum government signatories of founding document demand multi-party system & democratic reforms GDR GDR democracy 2700 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0402 9/25/89 26-Sep-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 601 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0501 9/27/89 27-Sep-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 601 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0501 9/27/89 28-Sep-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 360 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0401 9/28/89 29-Sep-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 360 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0101 10/1/89 30-Sep-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 360 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0101 10/1/89 1-Oct-89 Sun preemption New Forum government police prevent New Forum from holding inaugural meeting GDR East Berlin anti-government 0 1 0 0 N 31 0 0 409600 817500 RE1201 10/2/89 1-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border GDR citizens leave FRG embassy in Prague to West Germany GDR Czech/FRG anti-government 6300 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0501 10/1/89 1-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 600 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 817500 RE0101 10/1/89 2-Oct-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 2-Oct-89 Mon vigil dissidents government police candlelight vigil to press for release of dozens held in previous Leipzig protest & arrested in other cities GDR East Berlin arrest 500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0205 10/2/89 2-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand democratic reforms & permission to leave GDR; support for Gorbachev GDR Leipzig democracy 17500 0 0 0 N 501 0 0 409600 717500 RE0201 10/2/89 3-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 3-Oct-89 Tue vigil dissidents government candlelight vigil in church for political detainees continues GDR East Berlin arrest 500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0703 10/4/89 3-Oct-89 Tue occupation dissidents U.S. embassy enter to press for permission to emigrate to the west GDR East Berlin exit 18 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 409600 717500 RE0602 10/4/89 4-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government riot police "in front of train station as ""freedom trains"" from Prague pass through" GDR Dresden exit 10000 36 45 0 Y 1001 45 0 409600 717500 RE0501 10/5/89 4-Oct-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 4-Oct-89 Wed obstruction dissidents government railway block railway tracks; police removes demonstrators & seals off railway station GDR Dresden anti-government 3000 0 0 0 N 1001 0 0 409600 717500 RE0604 10/4/89 4-Oct-89 Wed vigil dissidents government candlelight vigil in church for political detainees continues GDR East Berlin arrest 500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0703 10/4/89 4-Oct-89 Wed rally dissidents government church service demands release of demonstrators detained during demonstrations GDR East Berlin arrest 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE1205 10/4/89 4-Oct-89 Wed arrest dissidents government police police seals off U.S. embassy & arrests a number of people GDR East Berlin exit 0 12 0 0 N 100 0 0 409600 717500 RE0601 10/4/89 4-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government police "police & demonstrators clash during passing through of ""freedom trains"" from Prague" GDR GDR exit 30001 0 Y 30001 0 0 409600 717500 DT0202 10/5/89 4-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government silent march demanding right to emigration GDR Magdeburg exit 2000 500 0 N 501 0 0 409600 717500 FT0202 10/7/89 5-Oct-89 Thu exit dissidents government border GDR citizens leave FRG embassy in Prague to West Germany GDR Czech/FRG anti-government 7000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0601 10/5/89 5-Oct-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 5-Oct-89 Thu vigil dissidents government police candlelight vigil at Gethsemane church for release of political detainees GDR East Berlin arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0805 10/7/89 5-Oct-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government riot police clashes between demonstrators and police GDR Dresden democracy 301 0 Y 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE0407 10/7/89 5-Oct-89 Thu petition New Forum government New Forum manifesto GDR GDR democracy 800 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0804 10/5/89 6-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 6-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border GDR citizens travel from Warsaw to the west GDR Poland/FRG anti-government 600 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE1301 10/24/89 6-Oct-89 Fri vigil dissidents government police candlelight vigil at Gethsemane church for release of political detainees GDR East Berlin arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0805 10/7/89 6-Oct-89 Fri rally dissidents government podium discussion involving New Forum members in church GDR East Berlin democracy 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0706 10/6/89 6-Oct-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government riot police people demand reforms GDR Dresden democracy 1000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE0702 10/6/89 6-Oct-89 Fri arrest New Forum government police police arrest members of New Forum GDR Halle democracy 0 8 0 0 N 31 0 0 409600 717500 RE0804 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government riot police street clashes between demonstrators demanding political change & police & military GDR East Berlin democracy 6000 700 100 0 Y 5001 26 0 409600 717500 RE0401 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government riot police street clashes between demonstrators demanding political change & police & military GDR Leipzig democracy 3001 72 0 Y 3001 26 0 409600 717500 RE0401 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government police demand right of emigration and travel GDR Plauen democracy 301 57 72 0 N 301 26 0 409600 717500 RE2404 10/8/89 7-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government police clashes between demonstrators & police GDR Leipzig democracy 3001 72 0 Y 3001 26 0 409600 717500 RE0901 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 7-Oct-89 Sat vigil dissidents government police candlelight vigil at Gethsemane church for release of political detainees GDR East Berlin arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0805 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat hunger strike dissidents government police some of continuing vigil in the church on hunger strike GDR East Berlin arrest 31 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE0805 10/7/89 7-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government riot police demonstration demands reforms GDR Dresden democracy 7500 72 0 N 3001 0 0 409600 717500 RE2401 10/8/89 7-Oct-89 Sat petition New Forum government New Forum reform petition GDR GDR democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE1201 10/7/89 8-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 8-Oct-89 Sun rally dissidents government police protest service in Gethsemane church against arrest of protesters GDR East Berlin arrest 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0201 10/9/89 8-Oct-89 Sun rally dissidents government police "police seal off Gethsemane church, surrounding 300 protesters inside" GDR East Berlin democracy 300 0 0 0 N 1000 0 0 409600 717500 DT0201 10/9/89 8-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government police demand reforms GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 301 72 0 N 301 0 0 409600 717500 DT0207 10/9/89 8-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government police demonstration for reforms GDR Potsdam democracy 301 72 0 N 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE0209 10/8/89 8-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government riot police police storm candle-light protest march GDR East Berlin democracy 1000 100 12 0 N 1001 0 0 409600 717500 RE0201 10/8/89 9-Oct-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 9-Oct-89 Mon riot youth government youth rampage GDR Ilmenau anti-government 72 0 0 0 Y 101 0 0 409600 717500 RE2504 10/10/89 9-Oct-89 Mon obstruction dissidents government disrupt festival celebrating regime's 40th anniversary GDR Arnstadt anti-government 150 72 0 N 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE2504 10/10/89 9-Oct-89 Mon vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 9-Oct-89 Mon petition dissidents government police after violent dissolution of demonstration demand end to violence GDR Halle backlash 22 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 409600 717500 FAZ0602 11/25/89 9-Oct-89 Mon rally dissidents government service at Gethsemane church urging for democratic reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE1605 10/9/89 9-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Dresden democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 409600 717500 RE0801 10/9/89 9-Oct-89 Mon petition writer government SED member Kant writes open leader calling for reforms GDR GDR democracy 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE2201 10/9/89 9-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Halle democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 409600 7175000 RE0801 10/9/89 9-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Leipzig democracy 60000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 409600 717500 RE0801 10/9/89 10-Oct-89 Tue arrest police New Forum briefly detain members of New Forum GDR East Berlin anti-government 0 15 0 0 N 31 0 0 409600 717500 RE2106 10/10/89 10-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 10-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demonstration for reforms GDR Potsdam anti-government 200 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE2505 10/10/89 10-Oct-89 Tue rally dissidents government attend service at Gethsemane church; demand release of political detainees GDR East Berlin arrest 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 RE2101 10/10/89 10-Oct-89 Tue vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 11-Oct-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 11-Oct-89 Wed vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 12-Oct-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 12-Oct-89 Thu vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 13-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0401 10/24/89 13-Oct-89 Fri vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 14-Oct-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0201 10/17/89 14-Oct-89 Sat vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 14-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government candle march GDR Plauen democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 409600 717500 RE0803 10/16/89 15-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 DT0201 10/17/89 15-Oct-89 Sun vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 409600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 15-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government candle march GDR Halle democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 409600 717500 RE0803 10/16/89 16-Oct-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 16-Oct-89 Mon rally dissidents government peace service at Gethsemane church for release of demonstrators GDR East Berlin arrest 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE0802 10/16/89 16-Oct-89 Mon vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 16-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government mayor demand news on talks between mayor and New Forum GDR Dresden democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE1104 10/17/89 16-Oct-89 Mon petition artists government sign petition calling for sweeping reforms GDR GDR democracy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE0701 10/16/89 16-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government candle march GDR Halle democracy 301 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 434600 717500 RE0803 10/16/89 16-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demonstration in Leipzig asking for democratic reforms GDR Leipzig democracy 110000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 434600 717500 RE0801 10/16/89 16-Oct-89 Mon rally dissidents government peace services in 5 churches GDR Leipzig democracy 1501 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 XN0201 10/16/89 17-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 17-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border GDR citizens arrive from Warsaw in the west GDR Poland/FRG anti-government 124 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE1301 10/17/89 17-Oct-89 Tue vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 17-Oct-89 Tue petition New Forum government attracted signatories GDR GDR democracy 26000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE2005 10/17/89 18-Oct-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 18-Oct-89 Wed vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 18-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government call for democratic reforms GDR Greifswald democracy 1500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE0704 10/19/89 18-Oct-89 Wed rally dissidents government peace service at Nicolai cathedral; call for democratic reforms GDR Greifswald democracy 700 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE2002 10/19/89 18-Oct-89 Wed petition New Forum government signatories support New Forum GDR GDR democracy 26000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE1101 10/18/89 18-Oct-89 Wed accede dissidents government Erich Honecker ousted as first secretary of SED GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE0101 10/18/89 19-Oct-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 19-Oct-89 Thu vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 19-Oct-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand democratic reforms GDR Rostock democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 434600 717500 FT0201 10/21/89 20-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 20-Oct-89 Fri vigil dissidents government daily vigil service at Gethsemane church for arrested demonstrators GDR GDR arrest 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 FT0108 10/20/89 20-Oct-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government candlelit march for democratic reform GDR Dresden democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 10001 0 0 434600 717500 RE0502 10/20/89 21-Oct-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 21-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government form human chain & demand democratic reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 434600 717500 RE0401 10/21/89 21-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand democratic reforms GDR Plauen democracy 40000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 434600 717500 RE0401 10/21/89 22-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 DT0201 10/24/89 22-Oct-89 Sun petition workers government workers at Robotron Electronics sign letter urging for political reform GDR Dresden democracy 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 434600 717500 RE1202 10/22/89 23-Oct-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 DT0201 10/24/89 23-Oct-89 Mon march dissidents government march to state council building demanding political reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 2000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 482600 405000 RE2202 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon rally dissidents government gather at Gethsemane church; demand political reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE0701 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Dresden democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 482600 405000 RE2202 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government "demand political reforms, elections, voice support for Gorbachev" GDR Halle democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 482600 405000 RE0701 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government "demand political reforms, elections, & easing of travel restrictions" GDR Leipzig democracy 250000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 482600 405000 RE0701 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Magdeburg democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 482600 405000 RE2202 10/23/89 23-Oct-89 Mon rally dissidents government participate in official rally; discussing problems GDR Schwerin democracy 40000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE1109 10/23/89 24-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government Egon Krenz protest appointment of Krenz as leader of SED GDR East Berlin anti-government 12000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0901 10/24/89 24-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2001 10/27/89 25-Oct-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2001 10/27/89 25-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government demand release of protesters & political reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 2000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0901 10/25/89 25-Oct-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Neubrandenburg democracy 20000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0901 10/25/89 26-Oct-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2001 10/27/89 26-Oct-89 Thu rally dissidents government open-air meeting between SED officials & opposition activists GDR Dresden democracy 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE0801 10/26/89 26-Oct-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand reform & legalization of New Forum GDR Erfurt democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE1105 10/27/89 26-Oct-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand political reform GDR Gera democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE1105 10/27/89 26-Oct-89 Thu rally dissidents government podium discussion between reformers & party functionaries GDR Halle democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 FAZ0603 11/25/89 26-Oct-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand political reform GDR Rostock democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE1105 10/27/89 27-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border GDR citizens leave FRG embassy in Prague to West Germany GDR Czech/FRG anti-government 141 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2001 10/27/89 27-Oct-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2001 10/27/89 27-Oct-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government demand thorough investigation into police brutality GDR Dresden backlash 12000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0907 10/28/89 27-Oct-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government call for legalization of New Forum GDR Guestrow democracy 20000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0907 10/28/89 27-Oct-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government "call for political, economic & cultural reforms" GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE0907 10/28/89 28-Oct-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE2501 10/30/89 28-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government for political reform GDR Greiz democracy 6000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 FAZ1704 10/30/89 28-Oct-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand political reform GDR Plauen democracy 30000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0203 10/29/89 29-Oct-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 225 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 482600 405000 RE2501 10/30/89 29-Oct-89 Sun rally dissidents government "official rally; demand free speech, controls on security police & end to official privileges" GDR East Berlin democracy 20000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 482600 405000 RE0201 10/29/89 29-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reform GDR Rostock democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 482600 405000 RE0203 10/29/89 29-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government for political reform GDR Bad Salzungen democracy 350 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 482600 405000 FAZ1703 10/30/89 29-Oct-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demonstration after church service; demand changes in news & local politics GDR Ueckermuende democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 482600 405000 FAZ1703 10/30/89 30-Oct-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 225 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 492600 405000 RE2501 10/30/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Cottbus democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE1003 10/31/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Halle democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE2101 10/30/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 20000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1003 10/31/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Leipzig democracy 300000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE2101 10/30/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Magdeburg democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1003 10/31/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstration GDR Poeznek democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE1003 10/31/89 30-Oct-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy demonstrations; call for legalization of New Forum GDR Schwerin democracy 80000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE2101 10/30/89 31-Oct-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 31-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy for more civil rights GDR Magdeburg democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1603 10/31/89 31-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy protest GDR Meiningen democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1101 10/31/89 31-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy protest; call for legalization of New Forum GDR Meissen democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1101 10/31/89 31-Oct-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy protest GDR Weimar democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1101 10/31/89 1-Nov-89 Wed accede dissidents government politburo travel ban is lifted GDR GDR accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE1101 11/1/89 1-Nov-89 Wed exit dissidents government border GDR citizens leave for Czechoslovakia after travel ban is lifted GDR Czech/FRG anti-government 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE1101 11/1/89 1-Nov-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 1-Nov-89 Wed demonstration dissidents Czechoslovakia embassy display solidarity with pro-democracy protesters arrested in Prague GDR East Berlin arrest 1500 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE1004 11/1/89 1-Nov-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Frankfurt (Oder) democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1105 11/1/89 1-Nov-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government against housing shortage & demand stop to industrial pollution GDR Freital social policy 1000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE1105 11/1/89 1-Nov-89 Wed demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Neubrandenburg social policy 20000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1102 11/1/89 2-Nov-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government "call for more democracy, registration of private citizens' groups & abolition of SED" GDR Erfurt democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE0602 11/2/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand legalization of New Forum GDR Gera democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE0602 11/2/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration New Forum government "call for more openness & controls on state power, changes in election laws" GDR Guben democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE0603 11/2/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demonstration & debate on political reform GDR Halle democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 492600 405000 RE1303 11/2/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration New Forum government "call for more openness & controls on state power, changes in election laws" GDR Rostock democracy 1500 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0603 11/2/89 2-Nov-89 Thu demonstration New Forum government "call for more openness & controls on state power, changes in election laws" GDR Wilhelm Pieck Stadt democracy 1500 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0603 11/2/89 3-Nov-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 5750 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 3-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy protest GDR Dessau democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0301 11/3/89 3-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government pro-democracy protest GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0301 11/3/89 4-Nov-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 5750 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 492600 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 4-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Altenburg democracy 12000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0702 11/4/89 4-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Arnstadt democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 492600 405000 RE0702 11/4/89 4-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government officially-approved demonstration demands political reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 750000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 750000 405000 XN0501 11/4/89 4-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Magdeburg democracy 40000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0702 11/4/89 4-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Potsdam democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0702 11/4/89 5-Nov-89 Sun exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 5750 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 5750 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon exit dissidents government border GDR citizens arrive from Warsaw in the west GDR Poland/FRG anti-government 700 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE2101 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Dresden democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0803 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & unrestricted travel GDR Halle democracy 80000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand resignation of government GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0803 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & unrestricted travel GDR Leipzig democracy 200000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & unrestricted travel GDR Magdeburg democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 6-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & unrestricted travel GDR Schwerin democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0801 11/6/89 7-Nov-89 Tue exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1401 11/7/89 7-Nov-89 Tue accede dissidents government Politburo resigns GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0901 11/7/89 7-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand free elections after Politburo announces its resignation GDR East Berlin democracy 3000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE0901 11/7/89 8-Nov-89 Wed exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 11000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1501 11/8/89 9-Nov-89 Thu exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into Austria & West Germany via Hungary GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 16000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE2801 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu demonstration SED members government party members demand free elections & liberalized travel GDR Dresden democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1806 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & liberalized travel GDR Erfurt democracy 80000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE1806 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & liberalized travel GDR Gera democracy 80000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE1806 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government protest for democratic reforms GDR Neubrandenburg democracy 25000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 750000 405000 RE1303 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu demonstration SED members government party members demand free elections & liberalized travel GDR Rostock democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1806 11/9/89 9-Nov-89 Thu accede dissidents government Politburo declares border open GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1101 11/10/89 10-Nov-89 Fri exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into W. Germany at a rate of about 15000 per hour GDR GDR anti-government 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1101 11/10/89 10-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government rally by SED; boos and whistles greet leaders GDR East Berlin democracy 15000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1902 11/10/89 11-Nov-89 Sat exit dissidents government border East Germans cross into W. Germany GDR Hungary/Austria/FRG anti-government 223000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1001 11/11/89 11-Nov-89 Sat rally SED government SED rally of party members demands overhaul of party at all levels GDR Leipzig democracy 6000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1906 11/11/89 12-Nov-89 Sun no event 13-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED demand more democracy GDR Leipzig democracy 350000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1501 11/13/89 13-Nov-89 Mon rally dissidents government church service urges peaceful protest for political reform GDR Leipzig democracy 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1505 11/13/89 13-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED call for a referendum on article 1 of constitution GDR Schwerin democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE2708 11/13/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Cottbus democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Dresden democracy 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Halle democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Magdeburg democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Neubrandenburg democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 14-Nov-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government demand far reaching political reforms & free elections GDR Schwerin democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0408 11/14/89 15-Nov-89 Wed no event 16-Nov-89 Thu no event 17-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government demand free elections & public inquiry into activities of parliament & city's council GDR Erfurt democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1501 11/17/89 17-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government demand free elections GDR Gera democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1501 11/17/89 17-Nov-89 Fri demonstration dissidents government demand free elections GDR Rostock democracy 25000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE1501 11/17/89 17-Nov-89 Fri demonstration student government "demand political reforms, educational reforms & more political participation for students" GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 FAZ0101 11/18/89 18-Nov-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand more freedom; several other cities GDR GDR democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0602 11/19/89 18-Nov-89 Sat demonstration New Forum government call for more political freedom GDR Leipzig democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0404 11/18/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED "demand free speech, elections, cultural reforms & end to SED & to STASI" GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0201 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED "demand free speech, elections, cultural reforms & end to SED" GDR Dresden democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0201 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Frankfurt (Oder) democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED "demand free speech, elections, cultural reforms & end to SED in several cities" GDR GDR democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0201 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Gera democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Meiningen democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Neustrelitz democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 19-Nov-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Schwedt democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 405000 RE0903 11/19/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Cottbus democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Dresden democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Halle democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Neubrandenburg democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for political reforms GDR Schwerin democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon petition New Forum government over 200000 signatures demanding New Forum legalization GDR GDR democracy 200000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0904 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for German reunification & political reforms GDR Leipzig German unity 150000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0805 11/20/89 20-Nov-89 Mon accede dissidents government SED "agree to free elections, but delay of 1 year" GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0101 11/21/89 21-Nov-89 Tue accede dissidents government SED invite opposition to talks GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0101 11/22/89 22-Nov-89 Wed no event 23-Nov-89 Thu no event 24-Nov-89 Fri no event 25-Nov-89 Sat symbolic SED members government SED SED members resign from party GDR GDR democracy 200000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0101 11/25/89 25-Nov-89 Sat unraveling FDJ government SED FDJ bolts from communist control GDR GDR democracy 250000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0101 11/25/89 26-Nov-89 Sun no event 27-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government "demand concrete political reforms, free elections, & free trade unions" GDR Halle democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0801 11/27/89 27-Nov-89 Mon rally dissidents government demand political reforms GDR Neubrandenburg democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0803 11/27/89 27-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government STASI demand concrete political reforms; against STASI GDR Schwerin democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0801 11/27/89 27-Nov-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand concrete political reforms GDR Leipzig democracy 200000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0801 11/27/89 30-Nov-89 Thu hunger strike-b prisoners government prisoners start hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 395000 RE0401 12/3/89 30-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government SED against corrupt lifestyle of communist leaders GDR Erfurt corruption 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE0803 11/30/89 30-Nov-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government "demand free elections, end to SED legal monopoly on power, removal of party cadres" GDR GDR democracy 30000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE1001 11/30/89 30-Nov-89 Thu rally SED government communists rally to rescue party GDR Leipzig democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 300000 395000 RE15 11/30/89 1-Dec-89 Fri hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 395000 RE1201 12/11/89 2-Dec-89 Sat hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 395000 RE1201 12/11/89 2-Dec-89 Sat demonstration dissidents government SED demand crackdown on arms deals by state trading firm GDR Kavelsdorf corruption 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE1201 12/2/89 2-Dec-89 Sat rally dissidents government SED demand resignation of politburo GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE1101 12/2/89 2-Dec-89 Sat rally New Forum government SED renew threat of 2-hour warning strike to force political reforms GDR Magdeburg democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE1101 12/2/89 2-Dec-89 Sat rally dissidents government SED concert by East German dissident who returned after 13 years in exile GDR Leipzig democracy 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 395000 RE1001 12/2/89 3-Dec-89 Sun hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 395000 RE1201 12/11/89 3-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government 600-mile human chain across the country; call for permanent political reforms GDR GDR democracy 301000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 DT0403 12/4/89 3-Dec-89 Sun accede dissidents government SED Politburo resigns GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 DT0403 12/4/89 4-Dec-89 Mon hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 4-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED candle march celebrating abdication of GDR leadership GDR Dresden democracy 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1201 12/4/89 4-Dec-89 Mon occupation dissidents government STASI besiege & break into local security police office GDR Leipzig democracy 3001 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1501 12/4/89 4-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand German unification & political reforms GDR Leipzig German unity 200000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 12/4/89 5-Dec-89 Tue hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 5-Dec-89 Tue occupation dissidents government STASI besiege security police building GDR Erfurt corruption 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0702 12/5/89 5-Dec-89 Tue occupation dissidents government STASI break into police building GDR Suhl corruption 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0605 12/5/89 5-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government SED "demonstrations in 12 cities; demand democratic reforms, SED's breakup & German reunification" GDR GDR German unity 301000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0702 12/5/89 5-Dec-89 Tue arrest U.S. soldiers USSR military Soviet military holds U.S. soldiers for 7.5 hours GDR Halle 0 2 0 0 N 31 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/5/89 6-Dec-89 Wed hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 6-Dec-89 Wed demonstration workers government SED against corruption; demand resignation of trade union's chairman GDR East Berlin corruption 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1102 12/6/89 6-Dec-89 Wed occupation dissidents government STASI violence against state security offices GDR Cottbus corruption 301 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1605 12/7/89 6-Dec-89 Wed occupation dissidents government STASI violence against state security offices GDR Dresden corruption 301 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1605 12/7/89 6-Dec-89 Wed occupation dissidents government STASI violence against state security offices GDR Rostock corruption 301 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1605 12/7/89 6-Dec-89 Wed rally dissidents FRG rally at visit of Willy Brandt calling for German unification GDR Rostock German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 12/6/89 6-Dec-89 Wed accede dissidents government SED Egon Krenz resigns as head of state GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/6/89 7-Dec-89 Thu hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 7-Dec-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government SED demand punishments for corruption & stock taking of STASI evidence GDR East Berlin corruption 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0101 12/9/89 7-Dec-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government SED demand punishments for corruption & stock taking of STASI evidence GDR Erfurt corruption 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0101 12/9/89 7-Dec-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government SED demand punishments for corruption & stock taking of STASI evidence GDR Rostock corruption 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0101 12/9/89 7-Dec-89 Thu accede dissidents government SED roundtable talks between state & opposition agree on free elections in May GDR East Berlin accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/7/89 8-Dec-89 Fri hunger strike prisoners government hunger & work strike over amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 9-Dec-89 Sat hunger strike-e prisoners government end hunger strike but continue work strike in at least 13 prisons GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 9-Dec-89 Sat rally dissidents government demonstrators promote & oppose German unification GDR East Berlin German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0503 12/9/89 10-Dec-89 Sun strike prisoners government work strike in at least 13 prisons GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED against SED & for political reform GDR East Berlin democracy 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED for political reform GDR Cottbus democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government for political reform & against fascism GDR Rostock democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED for political reform & reunification GDR Dresden democracy 4600 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED for political reform & reunification GDR Magdeburg democracy 4600 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government SED for political reform & reunification GDR Plauen democracy 4600 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 10-Dec-89 Sun demonstration dissidents government military demand conversion of military airfield into civilian airport GDR Kronscamp democracy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0101 12/10/89 11-Dec-89 Mon strike prisoners government work strike in at least 13 prisons GDR Brandenburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE1201 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Dresden German unity 90000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Frankfurt (Oder) German unity 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Karl Marx Stadt German unity 40000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Leipzig German unity 150000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Magdeburg German unity 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Neubrandenburg German unity 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Potsdam German unity 3250 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 11-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for reunification and against fascism GDR Schwerin German unity 7000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/11/89 12-Dec-89 Tue no event 13-Dec-89 Wed demonstration New Forum government SED "schoolchildren, parents & teachers demand end to communist FDJ" GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 12/13/89 13-Dec-89 Wed demonstration New Forum government SED "schoolchildren, parents & teachers demand end to communist FDJ" GDR Schwerin democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 12/13/89 13-Dec-89 Wed demonstration New Forum government SED "schoolchildren, parents & teachers demand end to communist FDJ" GDR Stralsund democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 12/13/89 14-Dec-89 Thu demonstration dissidents government call for unification & democratic reforms GDR Erfurt German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1307 12/14/89 15-Dec-89 Fri no event 16-Dec-89 Sat no event 17-Dec-89 Sun no event 18-Dec-89 Mon vigil dissidents Romania embassy candle-lit vigil against violence used against protesters in Romania GDR East Berlin death 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE2202 12/19/89 18-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED silent march to honor victims of Stalinism; others carry pro-unity banners GDR Leipzig death 150000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0302 12/18/89 18-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government for political reform GDR East Berlin democracy 500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0703 12/18/89 18-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government during round table meetings; demand to be included in talks GDR East Berlin democracy 150 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE0305 12/18/89 18-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government political reforms & German unification GDR Dresden democracy 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/18/89 18-Dec-89 Mon demonstration dissidents government political reforms & German unification GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 30000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 12/18/89 19-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents FRG opposition demonstration supporting sovereignty of East German state GDR East Berlin anti-unification 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 CSM1601 12/21/89 19-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents FRG during visit of Chancellor Kohl; against German unification GDR East Berlin anti-unification 15000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1302 12/19/89 19-Dec-89 Tue vigil dissidents Romania embassy candle-lit vigil against violence used against protesters in Romania GDR East Berlin death 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE2202 12/19/89 19-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents FRG during visit of Chancellor Kohl; demand German unification GDR Dresden German unity 40000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1302 12/19/89 19-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents government "small scuffles between left-wingers chanting ""Nazis out"" & reunification proponents saying ""reds out""" GDR Dresden German unity 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE2104 12/19/89 20-Dec-89 Wed demonstration dissidents Romania embassy picket embassy over suppression of demonstrations GDR East Berlin death 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE1001 12/21/89 21-Dec-89 Thu demonstration dissidents Romania embassy picket embassy over suppression of demonstrations GDR East Berlin death 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE1001 12/21/89 21-Dec-89 Thu strike prisoners government strike in several prisons over demands for amnesty & improvements in prison conditions GDR GDR prison conditions 2001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 DT0202 12/21/89 22-Dec-89 Fri no event 23-Dec-89 Sat no event 24-Dec-89 Sun no event 25-Dec-89 Mon no event 26-Dec-89 Tue demonstration dissidents FRG against German reunification GDR Schwerin anti-unification 1500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0201 12/26/89 27-Dec-89 Wed no event 28-Dec-89 Thu vandalism anti-Soviets USSR memorial "paint Soviet war memorial with slogans such as ""occupiers out""" GDR East Berlin anti-USSR 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE0401 12/28/89 29-Dec-89 Fri no event 30-Dec-89 Sat no event 31-Dec-89 Sun no event 1-Jan-90 Mon assault neo-Nazi government attacks on crowd celebrating New Year's Eve GDR Erfurt fascism 24 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 295000 PN1604 1/3/90 1-Jan-90 Mon obstruction soldiers government military sit-down protest; conscripts demand shorter military service & better working conditions GDR Beelitz labor policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE0701 1/1/90 2-Jan-90 Tue vandalism anti-Soviets USSR military tombstones at cemetery of Soviet military martyrs vandalized GDR Gera anti-USSR 2 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 30001 295000 XN0301 1/2/90 2-Jan-90 Tue vandalism neo-Nazis government neo-Nazis smear fascist slogans & swastikas on buildings GDR Dresden fascism 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 295000 PN1603 1/3/90 2-Jan-90 Tue vandalism neo-Nazis government neo-Nazis smear fascist slogans & swastikas on buildings GDR Goerlitz fascism 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 295000 PN1603 1/3/90 2-Jan-90 Tue obstruction soldiers government military sit-down protest; conscripts demand shorter military service & better working conditions GDR Beelitz labor policy 12 hours 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE0701 1/1/90 3-Jan-90 Wed demonstration SED neo-Nazis protest damage to Soviet war mausoleum; against fascism GDR East Berlin fascism 12/28/89 250000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 295000 XN0301 1/3/90 4-Jan-90 Thu demonstration dissidents government STASI spontaneous demonstration against SED corruption; against STASI financial support GDR Erfurt corruption 15000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0202 1/6/90 5-Jan-90 Fri no event 6-Jan-90 Sat no event 7-Jan-90 Sun no event 8-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED anti-communist demonstration GDR Cottbus anti-communism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1408 1/8/90 8-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED anti-communist demonstrations GDR GDR anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1408 1/8/90 8-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED anti-communist demonstration GDR Halle anti-communism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1408 1/8/90 8-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED protest continuing power by SED & for German unification GDR Leipzig anti-communism 125000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 1/8/90 9-Jan-90 Tue no event 10-Jan-90 Wed no event 11-Jan-90 Thu demonstration dissidents government parliament form human chain around parliament; clashes between pro- & anti-unification demonstrators GDR East Berlin anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0701 1/11/90 12-Jan-90 Fri demonstration taxi drivers government STASI protest weekly payments to laid-off STASI members GDR East Berlin corruption 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0907 1/12/90 13-Jan-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government SED against communist rule GDR East Berlin anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FT0304 1/15/90 13-Jan-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government SED for unification & against communist rule GDR Plauen German unity 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FT0304 1/15/90 14-Jan-90 Sun demonstration SED members government SED SED members for unity & re-privatization of state companies GDR Karl Marx Stadt German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FT0304 1/15/90 14-Jan-90 Sun demonstration SED members government SED SED members for unity & re-privatization of state companies GDR Magdeburg German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FT0304 1/15/90 14-Jan-90 Sun demonstration SED members government SED SED members for unity & re-privatization of state companies GDR Suhl German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FT0304 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon obstruction dissidents government STASI attempt to break into STASI building GDR Cottbus anti-communism 50 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE2009 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration New Forum government SED SPD & NF oppose restoration of SED & its security policy GDR Frankfurt (Oder) anti-communism 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0401 1/17/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism GDR Neubrandenburg anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1602 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism GDR Potsdam anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1602 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism GDR Schwerin anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE2009 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government STASI in front of STASI headquarters GDR East Berlin anti-communism 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 XN0601 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon occupation dissidents government STASI storm STASI headquarters GDR East Berlin anti-communism 31000 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0801 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon strike workers government SED short-time strikes in several districts GDR GDR anti-communism 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 XN0601 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Cottbus anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Dresden anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Erfurt anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Halle anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand renaming of city to old name of Chemnitz GDR Karl Marx Stadt anti-communism 150000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1601 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Leipzig anti-communism 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED against communism & for unification GDR Rostock anti-communism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1303 1/15/90 15-Jan-90 Mon strike workers government STASI demand faster disbandment of STASI GDR Gera democracy 1 hour 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0101 1/20/90 15-Jan-90 Mon strike workers government STASI demand faster disbandment of STASI GDR Karl Marx Stadt democracy 1 hour 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0101 1/20/90 16-Jan-90 Tue strike workers government daily warning strikes; demand faster reforms GDR GDR democracy 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1302 1/16/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike transport workers government STASI demand quick dissolution of STASI GDR Dresden anti-communism 2 hours 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1503 1/17/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike transport workers government SED warning strikes demand faster reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0101 1/18/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike workers government SED milk delivery drivers demand faster reforms GDR East Berlin democracy 120 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0101 1/18/90 17-Jan-90 Wed rally transport workers government SED demand faster reforms GDR Gera democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0101 1/18/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike transport workers government SED warning strikes demand faster reforms GDR Gera democracy 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0101 1/18/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike transport workers government SED warning strikes demand faster reforms GDR Jena democracy 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0101 1/18/90 17-Jan-90 Wed strike workers government SED warning strikes throughout the country increase GDR GDR democracy 300001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1503 1/17/90 18-Jan-90 Thu no event 19-Jan-90 Fri strike health workers government SED warning strikes by doctors & nurses demand faster reform GDR GDR democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 1/19/90 19-Jan-90 Fri strike taxi drivers government SED warning strikes demand faster reform & more pay GDR Suhl democracy 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 1/19/90 19-Jan-90 Fri strike transport workers government SED warning strikes demand faster reform & more pay GDR Suhl democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 1/19/90 19-Jan-90 Fri demonstration health workers government health minister against working conditions & pay GDR East Berlin labor policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1201 1/20/90 19-Jan-90 Fri strike health workers government STASI ambulance drivers demand improved pay & former STASI building as garage space GDR Frankfurt (Oder) labor policy 3 hours 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0802 1/19/90 19-Jan-90 Fri strike taxi drivers government STASI demand vehicles & radio equipment from dissolved STASI GDR Magdeburg labor policy 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0802 1/19/90 20-Jan-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government SED demand dissolution of SED & referendum on German unification GDR Plauen anti-communism 35000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0701 1/20/90 20-Jan-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government demand free trade unions GDR East Berlin democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0801 1/20/90 20-Jan-90 Sat demonstration farmers government demand agricultural reforms & market prices for their products GDR Neubrandenburg farm policy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0801 1/20/90 20-Jan-90 Sat demonstration doctors government health minister against working conditions & pay GDR East Berlin labor policy 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1201 1/20/90 21-Jan-90 Sun petition German Unity government demand referendum on German unification GDR East Berlin German unity 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0501 1/21/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification; scuffles with anti-unity demonstrators GDR Leipzig anti-communism 100 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED demand democratic councils in state factories & enterprises GDR Schwerin democracy 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0706 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR East Berlin German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED demand dissolution of STASI & German unification in at least 6 other cities GDR GDR German unity 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0302 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR Halle German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR Karl Marx Stadt German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 100000 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR Potsdam German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government demand dissolution of SED & German unification GDR Suhl German unity 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 1/22/90 22-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED for German unification & better ecological policies GDR Cottbus German unity 3500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0706 1/22/90 23-Jan-90 Tue no event 24-Jan-90 Wed demonstration police government "support for democracy, demand fair treatment & ask not to be confused with STASI" GDR GDR democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 1/24/90 24-Jan-90 Wed strike police government "warning strikes; pledge support for democracy, demand fair treatment & ask not to be confused with STASI" GDR GDR democracy 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 1/24/90 24-Jan-90 Wed demonstration police government "support for democracy, demand fair treatment & ask not to be confused with STASI" GDR Leipzig democracy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1001 1/24/90 24-Jan-90 Wed strike workers government SED warning strike at 200 factories demanding dismantling of communist power structure GDR Dresden democracy 1 hour 60200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1005 1/24/90 25-Jan-90 Thu obstruction ecologists government block road; demand closure of waste dump for West German toxic waste GDR Potsdam ecology 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0701 1/27/90 25-Jan-90 Thu demonstration health workers government health minister "doctors, nurses & hospital administrators demand more pay & better medical equipment" GDR Magdeburg labor policy 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 FAZ0302 1/26/90 26-Jan-90 Fri strike garbage collectors government garbage collectors demand higher pay & better working conditions GDR East Berlin labor policy 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1101 1/26/90 27-Jan-90 Sat demonstration ecologists government "Robin Wood, NF demand closure of waste dump for West German toxic waste" GDR Schlutup ecology 2000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0701 1/27/90 27-Jan-90 Sat obstruction ecologists government block border crossing; demand closure of waste dump for West German toxic waste GDR Schlutup ecology 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0701 1/27/90 28-Jan-90 Sun no event 29-Jan-90 Mon demonstration SED reform counter demonstration against German unification GDR East Berlin anti-unification 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 295000 RE0703 1/29/90 29-Jan-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government SED call on SED to relinquish power & for German unification GDR East Berlin German unity 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0703 1/29/90 29-Jan-90 Mon demonstration New Forum government SED SPD & NF against communist power & for German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0502 1/29/90 30-Jan-90 Tue attack leftists Republicans attack founding meeting of first Republican party group in GDR GDR Leipzig fascism 100 0 4 0 Y 0 0 0 300000 295000 RE1101 1/30/90 31-Jan-90 Wed no event 1-Feb-90 Thu no event 2-Feb-90 Fri no event 3-Feb-90 Sat no event 4-Feb-90 Sun no event 5-Feb-90 Mon demonstration skinheads government "march through town shouting ""Sieg Heil""; call for German unity & chant racist slogans" GDR Leipzig German unity 301 0 0 0 Y 8 0 0 3001 295000 RE0301 2/5/90 5-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government Honecker for German unity; some criticize church for giving asylum to Honecker GDR Leipzig anti-communism 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0401 2/5/90 5-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents Republicans demonstrators turn against Republicans distributing leaflets GDR Leipzig fascism 24 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 300000 295000 RE0702 2/5/90 6-Feb-90 Tue demonstration Poles EU form human chain over German--polish border to express their European awareness GDR GDR East EU integration 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 AE0201 2/6/90 7-Feb-90 Wed demonstration women government education minster against elimination of hot-lunch & after-school-care programs GDR East Berlin social policy 2500 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 300000 295000 CSM2201 4/5/90 8-Feb-90 Thu no event 9-Feb-90 Fri no event 10-Feb-90 Sat demonstration dissidents USSR embassy protest USSR's replacement of tanks with helicopters; afraid of accidents & noise GDR Prenzlau ecology 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0501 2/10/90 11-Feb-90 Sun no event 12-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government call for German unity GDR Karl Marx Stadt German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 BBC0201 2/14/90 12-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0501 2/12/90 12-Feb-90 Mon demonstration skinheads government "give Hitler salute & yell ""sieg Heil""" GDR Leipzig German unity 12 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE0901 2/12/90 13-Feb-90 Tue no event 14-Feb-90 Wed no event 15-Feb-90 Thu rally SPD government election rally with Willy Brandt GDR Gotha German unity 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 100000 295000 DT0201 2/21/90 16-Feb-90 Fri no event 17-Feb-90 Sat obstruction skinheads church Jews disrupt church forum on anti-Semitism GDR Leipzig anti-Semitism 50 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 295000 CSM1001 3/26/90 17-Feb-90 Sat attack CDU offices of party damaged GDR East Berlin 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 301 295000 FAZ0101 2/19/90 18-Feb-90 Sun rally CDU government election rally with Helmut Kohl GDR Erfurt German unity 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 DT0201 2/21/90 18-Feb-90 Sun rally FDP government election rally with Hans-Dietrich Genscher GDR Halle German unity 60000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 DT0201 2/21/90 19-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for swift German unity; last demonstration before elections on 3/18/90 GDR Halle German unity 1000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0401 2/19/90 19-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for swift German unity GDR Leipzig German unity 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0401 2/19/90 20-Feb-90 Tue no event 21-Feb-90 Wed no event 22-Feb-90 Thu no event 23-Feb-90 Fri no event 24-Feb-90 Sat no event 25-Feb-90 Sun demonstration PDS FRG "for a sovereign GDR, against absorption & social cuts" GDR East Berlin anti-unification 50000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 295000 BBC0101 2/27/90 25-Feb-90 Sun rally SPD government Willy Brandt addresses people in Leipzig GDR Leipzig German unity 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0402 2/25/90 26-Feb-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for German reunification GDR Leipzig German unity 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0603 2/27/90 27-Feb-90 Tue no event 28-Feb-90 Wed no event 1-Mar-90 Thu no event 2-Mar-90 Fri no event 3-Mar-90 Sat no event 4-Mar-90 Sun no event 5-Mar-90 Mon demonstration rightists government right-wingers turn demonstration into election rally; demand swift unification GDR Leipzig German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0601 3/5/90 5-Mar-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 7000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0601 3/5/90 6-Mar-90 Tue rally CDU government CDU election rally; for German reunification GDR Magdeburg German unity 100000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 IN0501 3/7/90 7-Mar-90 Wed no event 8-Mar-90 Thu no event 9-Mar-90 Fri no event 10-Mar-90 Sat no event 11-Mar-90 Sun demonstration Greens government nuclear plant East & West German activists against new power station GDR Stendal nuclear power 6000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 3/11/90 11-Mar-90 Sun occupation Greens government nuclear plant small group of masked protesters break into plant GDR Stendal nuclear power 24 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0301 3/11/90 12-Mar-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government for German unity GDR Leipzig German unity 40000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0801 3/12/90 13-Mar-90 Tue no event 14-Mar-90 Wed attack neo-Nazi CDU Kohl supporters chase counter demonstrators against German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 301 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 295000 RE0603 3/14/90 14-Mar-90 Wed demonstration leftists CDU against German unification GDR Leipzig anti-unification 36 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 295000 RE0603 3/14/90 14-Mar-90 Wed demonstration CDU government CDU election rally; for German unification GDR Leipzig German unity 250000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE0602 3/14/90 15-Mar-90 Thu demonstration soldiers government military soldiers of elite regiment protest poor living conditions & military customs GDR East Berlin social policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 295000 RE2001 3/15/90 16-Mar-90 Fri no event 17-Mar-90 Sat attack skinheads anarchists building stone building occupied by anarchists GDR East Berlin fascism 200 0 Y 101 0 0 3001 295000 CSM1001 3/26/90 17-Mar-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government in favor of German unification GDR Plauen German unity 35000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 295000 RE1202 3/17/90 18-Mar-90 Sun regime transition citizens government free elections pave the way to unification of GDR & FRG GDR GDR free elections 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0101 3/18/90 19-Mar-90 Mon demonstration youth government "against unification; ""Berlin stays red""" GDR East Berlin anti-unification 100 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2343600 RE1802 3/19/90 20-Mar-90 Tue no event 21-Mar-90 Wed no event 22-Mar-90 Thu no event 23-Mar-90 Fri no event 24-Mar-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government Honecker chase ex-leader Honecker out of new home GDR Guehlen anti-communism 150 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 5323320 RE0301 3/24/90 25-Mar-90 Sun no event 26-Mar-90 Mon no event 27-Mar-90 Tue no event 28-Mar-90 Wed hunger strike-b dissidents parliament STASI press for investigation of legislators suspected of being STASI members GDR Erfurt anti-communism 3 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0802 3/28/90 29-Mar-90 Thu strike prisoners government STASI prisoners down tools & threaten arson; demand investigation of parliament members GDR Bautzen corruption 34 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 3001 RE1501 3/29/90 29-Mar-90 Thu demonstration dissidents parliament STASI demand investigation of parliament members over STASI membership GDR East Berlin corruption 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0403 3/29/90 29-Mar-90 Thu hunger strike dissidents parliament STASI press for investigation of legislators suspected of being STASI members GDR Erfurt corruption 3 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0503 3/29/90 29-Mar-90 Thu demonstration dissidents parliament STASI demand investigation of parliament members over STASI membership GDR GDR corruption 11000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0403 3/29/90 29-Mar-90 Thu demonstration dissidents parliament STASI demand investigation of parliament members over STASI membership GDR Leipzig corruption 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0403 3/29/90 30-Mar-90 Fri no event 31-Mar-90 Sat no event 1-Apr-90 Sun no event 2-Apr-90 Mon demonstration students government against plans to dismantle welfare & subsidy system GDR East Berlin social policy 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 2343600 RE1506 4/2/90 3-Apr-90 Tue no event 4-Apr-90 Wed no event 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR East Berlin exchange rate 55000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Cottbus exchange rate 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Dresden exchange rate 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR GDR exchange rate 310000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Halle exchange rate 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Leipzig exchange rate 30001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Magdeburg exchange rate 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration workers FRG demand 1-to-1 exchange rate in German-German currency union GDR Rostock exchange rate 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE1201 4/5/90 5-Apr-90 Thu demonstration dissidents government against social cuts & for 1-to-1 currency conversion GDR Leipzig social policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 300001 RE0201 4/9/90 6-Apr-90 Fri no event 7-Apr-90 Sat no event 8-Apr-90 Sun no event 9-Apr-90 Mon no event 10-Apr-90 Tue obstruction Bulgarians FRG employees of Bulgarian embassy against noise & pollution at Checkpoint Charlie GDR East Berlin ecology 31 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 3001 RE0601 4/10/90 11-Apr-90 Wed no event 12-Apr-90 Thu rally farmers FRG against uncontrolled influx of agricultural goods from FRG GDR East Berlin EU nationalism 40 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0603 4/12/90 13-Apr-90 Fri no event 14-Apr-90 Sat demonstration pacifists NATO military for disarmament & for a united Europe GDR Erfurt arms 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0602 4/14/90 14-Apr-90 Sat demonstration pacifists NATO military against NATO membership & for a united Germany GDR Magdeburg arms 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0602 4/14/90 14-Apr-90 Sat commemoration ecologists government ecologists & border guards commemorate victims of Berlin wall GDR East Berlin death 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5323320 RE0602 4/14/90 14-Apr-90 Sat demonstration pacifists government military "for disarmament, end to conscription & a united Europe in several cities" GDR GDR peace 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 5233320 RE0601 4/14/90 14-Apr-90 Sat demonstration pacifists FRG military call for demilitarization of both Germanys GDR Neubrandenburg peace 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0602 4/14/90 14-Apr-90 Sat demonstration pacifists government military for disarmament & conversion of troop training area into nature reserve GDR Potsdam peace 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0601 4/14/90 15-Apr-90 Sun demonstration pacifists FRG call for disarmament; cross into West Berlin GDR East Berlin arms 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0101 4/15/90 15-Apr-90 Sun demonstration pacifists USSR military call for end of conscription & withdrawal of USSR troops GDR Karl Marx Stadt anti-USSR 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 300001 RE0304 4/15/90 15-Apr-90 Sun demonstration pacifists FRG call for recognition of Polish border by a future united Germany GDR Frankfurt (Oder) foreign policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 300001 RE0303 4/15/90 16-Apr-90 Mon no event 17-Apr-90 Tue assault skinheads squatters attack squatter cafe & fight occupiers GDR Rostock fascism 31 0 Y 31 0 0 3001 RE1302 4/18/90 18-Apr-90 Wed no event 19-Apr-90 Thu no event 20-Apr-90 Fri no event 21-Apr-90 Sat riot skinheads citizens police riot after football match; anti-leftist & fascist slogans GDR East Berlin fascism 300 30 0 0 Y 101 4 0 3001 XN0302 4/21/90 22-Apr-90 Sun no event 23-Apr-90 Mon no event 24-Apr-90 Tue no event 25-Apr-90 Wed no event 26-Apr-90 Thu demonstration farmers government parliament call for limits on Western agricultural products GDR East Berlin EU nationalism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0801 4/26/90 27-Apr-90 Fri attack skinheads government police attack police car GDR Freienhufen anti-government 24 0 0 0 Y 8 0 0 3001 RE0201 4/29/90 27-Apr-90 Fri attack skinheads business destroy restaurants & smash windows GDR Cottbus vandalism 20 0 0 0 Y 8 0 0 3001 RE0201 4/29/90 27-Apr-90 Fri obstruction farmers FRG block 3 border crossings against unregulated influx of Western goods GDR GDR West EU nationalism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0301 4/29/90 27-Apr-90 Fri arrest skinheads government police detain skinheads GDR East Berlin fascism 0 19 0 0 N 31 0 0 3001 RE0204 4/29/90 28-Apr-90 Sat riot skinheads citizens go on rampage; attack citizens GDR Nordhausen nationalism 500 150 5 0 Y 301 0 3001 RE0201 4/29/90 28-Apr-90 Sat riot skinheads government police skinheads rampage through underground station GDR Dresden fascism 500 51 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 IN0603 4/30/90 29-Apr-90 Sun obstruction farmers FRG imports block roads & frontier crossings against uncontrolled imports of food GDR Cottbus EU nationalism 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 BBC0201 5/2/90 29-Apr-90 Sun obstruction farmers FRG imports block road for 30 miles against unregulated influx of western goods GDR Herzberg EU nationalism 1200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0301 4/29/90 29-Apr-90 Sun obstruction farmers FRG imports block roads & frontier crossings against uncontrolled imports of food GDR Karl Marx Stadt EU nationalism 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 BBC0201 5/2/90 29-Apr-90 Sun obstruction farmers FRG imports block roads & frontier crossings against uncontrolled imports of food GDR Leipzig EU nationalism 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 BBC0201 5/2/90 30-Apr-90 Mon no event 1-May-90 Tue demonstration neo-Nazis leftists left-wing youth clash with neo-Nazis GDR Leipzig fascism 101 10 1 0 Y 101 0 0 3001 RE0603 5/1/90 1-May-90 Tue attack leftists neo-Nazis left-wing youth & punks attack neo-Nazi march GDR Leipzig fascism 301 11 2 0 Y 101 0 0 30001 RE0603 5/1/90 2-May-90 Wed no event 3-May-90 Thu demonstration dissidents government military demand end to enforced military or civilian service GDR East Berlin conscription 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE2201 5/3/90 4-May-90 Fri no event 5-May-90 Sat vandalism neo-Nazi Jews cemetery anti-Semitic slogans on graves of playwrights GDR East Berlin anti-Semitism 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 RE0301 5/6/90 6-May-90 Sun vandalism neo-Nazi Jews cemetery neo-Nazi symbols at Jewish cemetery GDR East Berlin anti-Semitism 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 RE0301 5/6/90 7-May-90 Mon no event 8-May-90 Tue no event 9-May-90 Wed strike teachers government education minster warning strikes over job security & unemployment GDR East Berlin unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0702 5/10/90 9-May-90 Wed strike teachers government education minster warning strikes over job security & unemployment GDR Frankfurt (Oder) unemployment 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0702 5/10/90 9-May-90 Wed strike teachers government education minster warning strikes over job security & unemployment GDR GDR unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0702 5/10/90 9-May-90 Wed strike teachers government education minster warning strikes over job security & unemployment GDR Magdeburg unemployment 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0702 5/10/90 9-May-90 Wed strike teachers government education minster warning strikes over job security & unemployment GDR Rostock unemployment 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0702 5/10/90 10-May-90 Thu obstruction farmers FRG import block several rural border crossings; against unregulated influx of FRG produce GDR GDR EU nationalism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0703 5/10/90 10-May-90 Thu strike shoe workers FRG import against unregulated imports from West Germany GDR GDR EU nationalism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 GU0301 5/11/90 10-May-90 Thu strike textile workers FRG import protest West German imports leading to factory closures GDR GDR South EU nationalism 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0903 5/10/90 10-May-90 Thu demonstration teachers government education minster teachers demand resignation of education minister GDR East Berlin unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE1402 5/10/90 11-May-90 Fri strike miners government IG Bergbau; demonstrations & warning strikes against unemployment GDR GDR unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 FAZ1001 5/11/90 12-May-90 Sat no event 13-May-90 Sun no event 14-May-90 Mon demonstration dissidents government STASI against cheap sale of STASI property to government officials GDR Pankow corruption 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 FT0402 5/15/90 14-May-90 Mon demonstration textile workers government demand help for their ailing industry; against influx of goods from West Germany GDR East Berlin EU nationalism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0801 5/14/90 15-May-90 Tue demonstration racists foreigners against presence of Mozambican and other foreign workers GDR East Berlin anti-foreigner 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE1702 7/4/90 16-May-90 Wed no event 17-May-90 Thu no event 18-May-90 Fri no event 19-May-90 Sat no event 20-May-90 Sun no event 21-May-90 Mon demonstration dissidents USSR military demand closure of Soviet military airport after recent accidents GDR Neuruppin arms 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3000000 XN0301 5/21/90 21-May-90 Mon demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand safeguard measures for domestic farm products GDR East Berlin EU nationalism 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0201 5/21/90 21-May-90 Mon demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand safeguard measures for domestic farm products GDR Dresden EU nationalism 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0201 5/21/90 21-May-90 Mon demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand safeguard measures for domestic farm products GDR Karl Marx Stadt EU nationalism 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0201 5/21/90 21-May-90 Mon demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand safeguard measures for domestic farm products GDR Leipzig EU nationalism 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0201 5/21/90 21-May-90 Mon demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand safeguard measures for domestic farm products GDR Magdeburg EU nationalism 8000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0201 5/21/90 22-May-90 Tue no event 23-May-90 Wed no event 24-May-90 Thu no event 25-May-90 Fri no event 26-May-90 Sat riot neo-Nazis government riots after football match; form swastika symbols GDR East Berlin anti-communism 300 21 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 BBC0201 5/29/90 26-May-90 Sat demonstration leftists neo-Nazis group in search of neo-Nazis GDR East Berlin fascism 50 26 0 0 N 101 0 0 30001 BBC0201 5/29/90 27-May-90 Sun no event 28-May-90 Mon no event 29-May-90 Tue no event 30-May-90 Wed no event 31-May-90 Thu no event 1-Jun-90 Fri demonstration dissidents FRG over terms of German unification; against state treaty & in favor of new GDR constitution GDR East Berlin German unity 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 BBC0301 6/2/90 2-Jun-90 Sat attack skinheads squatters attack squatter buildings GDR East Berlin anti-communism 100 30 0 Y 101 1 0 3001 RE0501 6/4/90 2-Jun-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government parliament against expropriation of SED funds GDR East Berlin democracy 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 RE0701 6/2/90 3-Jun-90 Sun no event 4-Jun-90 Mon attack neo-Nazis foreigner cultural center attack multinational arts center; against foreigners GDR East Berlin foreigner 125 4 0 0 Y 31 0 0 3001 IN0301 6/4/90 4-Jun-90 Mon demonstration PDS government parliament against confiscation of party's funds GDR East Berlin confiscation 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 FAZ0301 6/5/90 4-Jun-90 Mon demonstration New Forum PRC embassy silent march for victims of Chinese crackdown on pro-democracy activists GDR East Berlin death 6/4/89 36 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0701 6/4/90 5-Jun-90 Tue no event 6-Jun-90 Wed arrest RAF terrorist government police detain leftist guerilla wanted for 1977 murder of banker Ponto GDR East Berlin terror 0 1 0 0 N 8 0 0 301 RE0701 6/7/90 7-Jun-90 Thu demonstration students government parliament demand raise in allowances GDR East Berlin education 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 79220 RE0801 6/7/90 7-Jun-90 Thu occupation students government parliament "briefly occupy parliament, demanding raise in allowances" GDR East Berlin education 101 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 79220 RE0801 6/7/90 8-Jun-90 Fri occupation students Spain embassy support of hunger strike by leftist guerrilla jailed in Spain GDR East Berlin prison conditions 2 hours 15 15 0 0 N 31 0 0 3001 RE1201 6/8/90 9-Jun-90 Sat no event 10-Jun-90 Sun no event 11-Jun-90 Mon no event 12-Jun-90 Tue no event 13-Jun-90 Wed arrest RAF terrorist government police detain left-wing guerrilla suspect for murder of judge in 1974 GDR Magdeburg terror 0 1 0 0 N 8 0 0 301 DT0201 6/14/90 14-Jun-90 Thu no event 15-Jun-90 Fri arrest RAF terrorists government police detain suspected members of RAF; but free 3 shortly afterwards GDR East Berlin terror 0 4 0 0 N 31 0 0 301 RE0601 6/15/90 16-Jun-90 Sat arrest RAF terrorist government police detain suspected member of RAF GDR Frankfurt (Oder) terror 0 1 0 0 N 8 0 0 301 RE0901 6/16/90 17-Jun-90 Sun demonstration leftists government chancellor throw eggs & firecrackers at Chancellor on visit to East Berlin GDR East Berlin anti-government 200 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 250000 RE0701 6/17/90 18-Jun-90 Mon arrest RAF terrorists government police police detain 2 suspected RAF members GDR Neubrandenburg terror 0 2 0 0 N 8 0 0 301 BBC0101 6/20/90 19-Jun-90 Tue no event 20-Jun-90 Wed bomb-nd RAF government bomb threat demands release of recently arrested RAF suspects GDR Leipzig arrest 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 301 ST0201 6/21/90 20-Jun-90 Wed demonstration dissidents FRG parliament against terms of unification & state treaty; for new GDR constitution; demand referendum on unity GDR East Berlin democracy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 BBC0201 6/22/90 21-Jun-90 Thu no event 22-Jun-90 Fri no event 23-Jun-90 Sat demonstration leftists National Alternative clash with police outside headquarters of National Alternative movement GDR East Berlin fascism 400 4 7 0 Y 301 21 0 3001 RE1101 6/23/90 23-Jun-90 Sat demonstration youth neo-Nazis National Alternative East/West Germans against neo-Nazi violence & rise of fascism GDR East Berlin fascism 4000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 30001 XN0501 6/23/90 24-Jun-90 Sun no event 25-Jun-90 Mon no event 26-Jun-90 Tue demonstration garbage collectors government parliament garbage collectors ask for equal income to FRG & improved working conditions GDR East Berlin labor policy 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 HD0301 6/27/90 26-Jun-90 Tue strike-b garbage collectors government parliament garbage collectors ask for equal income to FRG & improved working conditions GDR East Berlin labor policy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 HD0301 6/27/90 27-Jun-90 Wed strike garbage collectors government parliament garbage collectors ask for equal income to FRG & improved working conditions GDR East Berlin labor policy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0701 6/28/90 28-Jun-90 Thu strike garbage collectors government parliament garbage collectors ask for equal income to FRG & improved working conditions GDR East Berlin labor policy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0701 6/28/90 29-Jun-90 Fri accede garbage collectors government parliament garbage workers end strike after compromise GDR East Berlin labor policy 3000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0201 6/29/90 30-Jun-90 Sat no event 1-Jul-90 Sun no event 2-Jul-90 Mon strike metal workers company IG Metall; warning strikes in 26 factories for 40-hour week & wage increases & 2-year job guarantee GDR Brandenburg labor policy 28000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE1301 7/2/90 3-Jul-90 Tue no event 4-Jul-90 Wed demonstration dock workers company management demand training programs instead of lay-offs GDR GDR North unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0602 7/4/90 4-Jul-90 Wed strike chemical workers government "against unemployment, for higher wages & shorter working hours" GDR GDR unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE1303 7/5/90 4-Jul-90 Wed demonstration workers government "nationwide protest marches demanding more pay, job security & shorter working hours" GDR GDR unemployment 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 7/4/90 4-Jul-90 Wed strike workers government "nationwide wildcat strikes demanding more pay, job security & shorter working hours" GDR GDR unemployment 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 7/4/90 5-Jul-90 Thu demonstration metal workers company "IG Metall; demand resumption of negotiations on working week, job security & pay" GDR Erfurt unemployment 9000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0701 7/5/90 5-Jul-90 Thu strike workers government "on working week, job security & pay" GDR GDR unemployment 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0701 7/5/90 5-Jul-90 Thu strike metal workers company "IG Metall; demand resumption of negotiations on working week, job security & pay" GDR Leipzig unemployment 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0701 7/5/90 6-Jul-90 Fri strike workers government wildcat strike against unemployment GDR GDR unemployment 120000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0801 7/6/90 7-Jul-90 Sat no event 8-Jul-90 Sun arrest neo-Nazi government police detain Michael Kuehnen for several hours GDR East Berlin fascism 0 1 0 0 N 8 0 0 3001 RE0901 7/8/90 9-Jul-90 Mon riot neo-Nazis foreigner riot police hooligans rampage & clash with police after German soccer world cup victory; attack foreigners GDR East Berlin fascism 150 15 0 Y 301 0 3001 DT0203 7/10/90 9-Jul-90 Mon strike taxi drivers government strike for lower fares; new hard currency rates doubled fares & keeps customers away GDR East Berlin labor policy 101 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0701 7/9/90 10-Jul-90 Tue demonstration farmers FRG imports "dump milk outside state office; hand out produce to passersby; protest ""takeover of domestic market"" by FRG" GDR Leipzig EU nationalism 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0701 7/10/90 10-Jul-90 Tue strike transport workers government Reichsbahn locomotive engineers to press demands over work contracts GDR GDR labor policy 1 hour 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0702 7/10/90 11-Jul-90 Wed obstruction farmers FRG import block roads against imports GDR Wismar EU nationalism 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE1204 7/11/90 11-Jul-90 Wed occupation trade workers government economics minister foreign trade employees against lay-offs GDR East Berlin unemployment 300 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 7/11/90 11-Jul-90 Wed obstruction brewery workers FRG brewery workers block roads in protest against plummeting sales since economic merger GDR GDR Southwest unemployment 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0604 7/11/90 12-Jul-90 Thu demonstration farmers government parliament drive pigs & cows in front of parliament to protest influx of Western produce GDR East Berlin EU nationalism 101 0 0 0 N 31 0 0 900000 XN0501 7/12/90 13-Jul-90 Fri demonstration shop workers government demand protection against unemployment when state-owned chains are privatized GDR East Berlin unemployment 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE1801 7/13/90 13-Jul-90 Fri demonstration shop workers government demand protection against unemployment when state-owned chains are privatized GDR GDR unemployment 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE1801 7/13/90 13-Jul-90 Fri strike metal workers government warning strikes for higher pay & job security GDR Erfurt unemployment 7/13/90 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 IN0803 7/13/90 13-Jul-90 Fri strike metal workers government warning strikes for higher pay & job security GDR Erfurt unemployment 7/13/90 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 IN0803 7/13/90 13-Jul-90 Fri strike metal workers government warning strikes for higher pay & job security GDR Erfurt unemployment 7/13/90 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 IN0803 7/13/90 14-Jul-90 Sat demonstration dissidents government parliament campaign for the removal of 'Mickey Mouse' parliament; against high salaries of MPs GDR East Berlin corruption 301 0 0 0 N 8 0 0 30001 PN1205 7/14/90 15-Jul-90 Sun expulsion terrorist government extradite terrorist suspect to West Germany GDR GDR terror 4 0 0 0 N 8 0 0 301 RE0501 7/24/90 16-Jul-90 Mon no event 17-Jul-90 Tue no event 18-Jul-90 Wed no event 19-Jul-90 Thu demonstration police government parliament demand compensation for income losses due to recent price hikes GDR East Berlin social policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 XN0201 7/19/90 20-Jul-90 Fri no event 21-Jul-90 Sat no event 22-Jul-90 Sun no event 23-Jul-90 Mon no event 24-Jul-90 Tue expulsion terrorist government extradite terrorist suspect to West Germany GDR GDR terror 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 301 RE0501 7/24/90 25-Jul-90 Wed no event 26-Jul-90 Thu no event 27-Jul-90 Fri arson neo-Nazis U.S. memorial Cecilienhof mansion where WWII allies settled fate of defeated Nazi Germany GDR Potsdam nationalism 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 301 RE1101 7/27/90 28-Jul-90 Sat no event 29-Jul-90 Sun no event 30-Jul-90 Mon petition dissidents FRG against changes of liberal abortion laws GDR GDR abortion 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 DT0101 7/30/90 31-Jul-90 Tue no event 1-Aug-90 Wed demonstration hotel workers government Treuhand Interhotel workers against Treuhand decision to block deal with FRG hotel group GDR East Berlin unemployment 13000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 FT0302 8/1/90 2-Aug-90 Thu no event 3-Aug-90 Fri no event 4-Aug-90 Sat no event 5-Aug-90 Sun no event 6-Aug-90 Mon no event 7-Aug-90 Tue no event 8-Aug-90 Wed no event 9-Aug-90 Thu no event 10-Aug-90 Fri no event 11-Aug-90 Sat no event 12-Aug-90 Sun no event 13-Aug-90 Mon no event 14-Aug-90 Tue demonstration farmers government parliament demand emergency aid for cope with effects of free market economy GDR East Berlin farm policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 RE0301 8/14/90 15-Aug-90 Wed demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand protection & subsidies GDR East Berlin farm policy 55000 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 900000 XN0401 8/15/90 15-Aug-90 Wed demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand protection & subsidies GDR GDR farm policy 250000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 900000 XN0401 8/15/90 15-Aug-90 Wed strike farmers government agriculture minister demand protection & subsidies GDR GDR farm policy 2 hours 700000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 900000 XN0401 8/15/90 16-Aug-90 Thu demonstration farmers government agriculture minister demand protection & subsidies GDR East Berlin farm policy 2000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 900000 BBC0101 8/16/90 17-Aug-90 Fri no event 18-Aug-90 Sat attack anarchists Republicans anarchists attack Republicans GDR East Berlin fascism 31 10 0 0 Y 31 0 0 3001 RE0401 8/18/90 18-Aug-90 Sat demonstration neo-Nazis government police demand redrawing of German-Polish frontier & return of former German lands GDR Goerlitz fascism 36 5 0 0 N 31 0 0 3001 RE0701 8/23/90 19-Aug-90 Sun no event 20-Aug-90 Mon no event 21-Aug-90 Tue strike transport workers government "transport, health workers & judicial clerks stage warning strike for higher pay" GDR East Berlin labor policy 1 hour 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0301 8/21/90 21-Aug-90 Tue demonstration health workers government health minister against service cutbacks GDR East Berlin social policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0702 8/21/90 22-Aug-90 Wed no event 23-Aug-90 Thu no event 24-Aug-90 Fri no event 25-Aug-90 Sat attack Mozambicans citizens cultural center retaliate after attack on their residence hall GDR Trebbin racism 31 3 0 Y 8 0 0 3001 RE0602 8/28/90 25-Aug-90 Sat attack neo-Nazis Mozambicans attack Mozambican residence hall GDR Trebbin anti-foreigner 30 3 0 Y 8 0 0 3001 RE0602 8/28/90 26-Aug-90 Sun no event 27-Aug-90 Mon occupation dissidents USSR military pitch tents near military base to protest noisy military flights GDR Neuruppin ecology 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 30001 RE0401 8/27/90 27-Aug-90 Mon strike transport workers government "demand pay rise, shorter working hours & compensation for currency losses" GDR Bautzen labor policy 1 hour 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0201 8/27/90 27-Aug-90 Mon strike transport workers government "demand pay rise, shorter working hours & compensation for currency losses" GDR Dresden labor policy 1 hour 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0201 8/27/90 27-Aug-90 Mon strike transport workers government "demand pay rise, shorter working hours & compensation for currency losses" GDR Zittau labor policy 1 hour 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 XN0201 8/27/90 28-Aug-90 Tue obstruction leftists government chancellor hurl tomatoes & eggs at Chancellor Kohl during rally GDR Halle anti-unification 100 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 250000 RE0201 8/28/90 28-Aug-90 Tue strike public workers government local government workers in health & transport sector for pay increase GDR GDR labor policy 2 hours 45000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0401 8/28/90 29-Aug-90 Wed demonstration public workers government parliament for better pay GDR East Berlin labor policy 10000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0301 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Chemnitz labor policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Erfurt labor policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR GDR labor policy 2 hours 31000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0301 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Leipzig labor policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Neubrandenburg labor policy 3001 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Potsdam labor policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 29-Aug-90 Wed strike public workers government for better pay GDR Rostock labor policy 301 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0303 8/29/90 30-Aug-90 Thu no event 31-Aug-90 Fri no event 1-Sep-90 Sat no event 2-Sep-90 Sun no event 3-Sep-90 Mon no event 4-Sep-90 Tue occupation-b New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 30 1 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0901 9/4/90 5-Sep-90 Wed demonstration New Forum government STASI against STASI; demand punishments GDR East Berlin corruption 200 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/5/90 5-Sep-90 Wed occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0302 9/6/90 6-Sep-90 Thu occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0302 9/6/90 7-Sep-90 Fri occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 7-Sep-90 Fri occupation miner government against closure of uranium mine GDR Wismut unemployment 5000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0501 9/7/90 8-Sep-90 Sat rally PDS NATO "against NATO membership & German unification & ""dismantling of democratic and social rights""" GDR East Berlin anti-unification 70000 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 250000 BBC0301 9/10/90 8-Sep-90 Sat occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 9-Sep-90 Sun occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 10-Sep-90 Mon occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 11-Sep-90 Tue occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 12-Sep-90 Wed occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 XN0101 9/12/90 13-Sep-90 Thu occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 14-Sep-90 Fri occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 15-Sep-90 Sat occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 16-Sep-90 Sun occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 17-Sep-90 Mon occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 18-Sep-90 Tue occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0801 9/18/90 19-Sep-90 Wed occupation prisoners government justice minister occupy roof over amnesty GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 DT0307 9/25/90 19-Sep-90 Wed vandalism government interior minister spray graffiti; demand resignation of interior minister over STASI connection GDR East Berlin corruption 2 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 RE0703 9/19/90 19-Sep-90 Wed occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0301 9/20/90 20-Sep-90 Thu occupation prisoners government justice minister occupy roof over amnesty GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 2196 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0702 9/21/90 20-Sep-90 Thu obstruction dissidents government parliament hunger striking dissidents disrupt vote on unification treaty GDR East Berlin corruption 24 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 30001 RE0301 9/20/90 20-Sep-90 Thu occupation New Forum government parliament civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 24 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0301 9/20/90 21-Sep-90 Fri occupation-b prisoners government justice minister in 2 prisons; demand general amnesty on day of German unification GDR Brandenburg amnesty 4 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 RE0702 9/21/90 21-Sep-90 Fri occupation prisoners government justice minister in 2 prisons; demand general amnesty on day of German unification GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 26 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 RE0702 9/21/90 21-Sep-90 Fri occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 21-Sep-90 Fri hunger strike-b potash miners government potash miners demand state aid to avoid mass shutdowns GDR Strassberg unemployment 480 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0701 9/21/90 22-Sep-90 Sat occupation prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 21 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 22-Sep-90 Sat hunger strike-b prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Leipzig amnesty 18 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0604 9/23/90 22-Sep-90 Sat occupation prisoners government justice minister in 2 prisons; demand general amnesty on day of German unification GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 26 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 22-Sep-90 Sat occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 22-Sep-90 Sat hunger strike potash miners government potash miners demand state aid to avoid mass shutdowns GDR Strassberg unemployment 480 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 9123000 RE0601 9/25/90 23-Sep-90 Sun hunger strike-b prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Bautzen amnesty 17 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0604 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Brandenburg amnesty 21 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation prisoners government justice minister wreck cells & smash windows after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Frankfurt (Oder) amnesty 36 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation prisoners government justice minister prisoners in 19 prisons smash windows & wreck cells after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR GDR amnesty 301 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation-b prisoners government justice minister in women's prison after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR GDR amnesty 35 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0604 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun hunger strike prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Leipzig amnesty 18 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 RE0604 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 36 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0301 9/23/90 23-Sep-90 Sun occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 23-Sep-90 Sun hunger strike potash miners government potash miners demand state aid to avoid mass shutdowns GDR Strassberg unemployment 480 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 9/25/90 24-Sep-90 Mon riot anarchist government youth from West Berlin rampage through eastern part GDR East Berlin anti-unification 500 5 0 Y 101 1 0 3001 RE0701 9/24/90 24-Sep-90 Mon hunger strike prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Bautzen amnesty 17 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 DT0202 9/25/90 24-Sep-90 Mon occupation prisoners government justice minister continue occupation of roof tops in 20 of 38 prisons GDR GDR amnesty 3000 0 0 0 Y 3001 0 0 3001 RE0601 9/24/90 24-Sep-90 Mon occupation prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 36 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 IN0307 9/25/90 24-Sep-90 Mon occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 24-Sep-90 Mon hunger strike potash miners government potash miners demand state aid to avoid mass shutdowns GDR Strassberg unemployment 480 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 9/25/90 25-Sep-90 Tue hunger strike prisoners government justice minister after justice minster rules out amnesty GDR Bautzen amnesty 17 0 0 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 DT0202 9/25/90 25-Sep-90 Tue obstruction prisoners government justice minister riot & hunger strikes continue GDR GDR amnesty 3000 0 0 0 N 3001 0 0 3001 IN1301 9/25/90 25-Sep-90 Tue occupation prisoners government justice minister occupation of roof over amnesty GDR Rummelsburg amnesty 36 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 3001 IN0307 9/25/90 25-Sep-90 Tue occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 25-Sep-90 Tue accede potash miners government potash miners end hunger strike after agreement is reached GDR Strassberg accede 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 9123000 RE0601 9/25/90 26-Sep-90 Wed arson Revolutionary Flames bank Dresdner Bank apparent anti-unity protest GDR East Berlin anti-unification 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 301 RE0401 9/26/90 26-Sep-90 Wed occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 27-Sep-90 Thu occupation New Forum government STASI civil rights campaigners occupy STASI headquarters; against slow elimination GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 28-Sep-90 Fri occupation-e New Forum government STASI occupation ends GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0103 9/28/90 28-Sep-90 Fri vigil New Forum government STASI protest vigil outside STASI headquarters GDR East Berlin corruption 21 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 750000 RE0405 9/28/90 28-Sep-90 Fri riot neo-Nazis foreigner riot after football match; shout fascist slogans & attack passersby GDR East Berlin fascism 301 15 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE0901 9/28/90 29-Sep-90 Sat attack neo-Nazi PDS fires blank cartridges at leader of PDS; ensuing scuffles GDR GDR East anti-communism 1 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 3001 RE1104 10/1/90 29-Sep-90 Sat demonstration women FRG women against unification & increase in inequality between sexes GDR East Berlin women's rights 16000 0 0 0 N 101 0 0 250000 RE0701 9/29/90 30-Sep-90 Sun no event 1-Oct-90 Mon no event 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration neo-Nazis leftists police right-wing extremists clash with police GDR Leipzig German unity 100 40 0 Y 101 0 0 3001 RE1201 10/2/90 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration dissidents government protest against politicians at unity celebrations GDR East Berlin anti-unification 301 0 0 0 N 301 0 0 250000 DT0804 10/3/90 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration PDS FRG silent march against German unification; under heavy police guard GDR East Berlin anti-unification 3000 0 0 0 N 1001 0 0 250000 FT1004 10/3/90 2-Oct-90 Tue arson company Centrum fire at department store; apparently anti-unity protest GDR East Berlin anti-unification 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 301 RE2101 10/2/90 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration leftists neo-Nazis police leftist clash with right-wing extremists GDR Schwerin fascism 301 0 Y 301 0 0 250000 RE1201 10/2/90 2-Oct-90 Tue attack neo-Nazis government attack unity celebration with rockets GDR Leipzig German unity 200 0 0 0 Y 0 0 0 3001 DT0701 10/3/90 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration neo-Nazis government police right-wing extremists clash with police GDR Magdeburg German unity 301 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE1201 10/2/90 2-Oct-90 Tue demonstration neo-Nazis government police right-wing extremists clash with police & leftists GDR Schwerin German unity 150 10 2 0 Y 301 0 0 3001 RE1201 10/2/90 3-Oct-90 Wed regime transition GDR FRG GDR integrates with FRG GDR GDR regime transition 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 DT0101 10/3/90