Sunday, 14 March 2010
Berlin Wall
During several visits to his homeland, Poland, Pope John II proved to be a rallying point for opponents of the communist regime there and democratic elections were eventually promised. Meanwhile other Eastern European countries, encouraged by this and Gorbachev’s reforming policies also proceededto overthrow their Communist regimes. The culmination of this was the symbolic breaking up of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 1989.
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