Topic: Communism
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-10 03:10:14
<div><p>A video address from US President Obama provided the icing on the cake to celebrations marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall sounded the death knell for communism in Europe.</p><p>In the surprise message beamed into ceremonies at the Brandenburg Gate, once on the border ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-09 20:10:38
<div><p>Tens of thousands thronged the route of the Berlin Wall on Monday for emotional celebrations to mark 20 years since its fall, but Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany still bears the scars of division.</p><p>World leaders joined huge crowds recalling the defining moment of the end of communist ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-09 13:10:30
<div><p>Tens of thousands thronged the route of the Berlin Wall on Monday for emotional celebrations to mark 20 years since its fall, but Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany still bears the scars of division.</p><p>World leaders joined huge crowds recalling the defining moment of the end of communist ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-09 13:10:29
<div><p>Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany remains marred by division 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders joined huge crowds toasting a free Europe.</p><p>"German unity is still incomplete," said Merkel, who grew up behind the Iron Curtain in communist East Germany.</p ...
