Demonstration in Plauen on 7 October, 1989
OBJECT INFORMATION
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October 7 1989
Plauen
Created By:
Martin FlachLicense:
From the Set
From the Set
Demonstrators gather in Plauen (Saxony) for the first mass protest in the GDR that security forces failed to dissolve. Protests were subsequently held there every Saturday until the first democratic elections took place on 18 March, 1990. 7 October is now commemorated in Plauen as the "Day of Democracy"
Depicts
city hall,
crowd,
October 7, 1989,
the Monday demonstrationscelebration,
Christian Church,
city hall,
courage,
gun,
hope,
mayor,
No violence!,
rain,
reform,
resistance,
surveillance camera,
the Monday demonstrationsPeople/Organizations
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev,
Ministry for State Security,
People's PolicePlaces
Plauen,
unknown (street)Related
Original Caption
"People joining the demonstration"