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25th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s Collapse: The Peaceful Revolution that Sparked the Fall

October 28, 2014
4:15pm - 6:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
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25th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s Collapse: The Peaceful Revolution that Sparked the Fall

October 28, 2014
4:15pm - 6:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Uwe Schwabe
Speaker
Uwe Schwabe
Civil Rights Activist; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2014-2015, CES, Harvard University
Siegbert Schefke
Speaker
Siegbert Schefke
Civil Rights Activist; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2014-2015, CES, Harvard University

Chair

Mary Elise Sarotte
Mary Elise Sarotte
Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Introduction by

Grzegorz Ekiert
Grzegorz Ekiert
Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
October 28, 2014
4:15pm - 6:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

This event commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Two leading East German dissidents, Siegbert Schefke and Uwe Schwabe, gave eyewitness accounts of their opposition activities which culminated in the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. The discussion was chaired by prize-winning historian Mary Elise Sarotte, author of the recently published book "The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall." A reception followed in the CES Atrium.

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