The Berlin Wall: 20 years after the fall

Modified: 09/11/2009 - 14:35

A generation ago, the Iron Curtain divided Europe into East and West. The iconic manifestation of the great divide was the Berlin Wall. Built by East Germany in 1961, it marked the height of fear and mistrust within a country - and a continent - divided. Its dismantling on November 9, 1989 served to reunite not just Germany, but all of Europe.

BERLIN WALL
08/11/2009

FRANCE 24's special coverage of the anniversary in Berlin
BERLIN WALL
09/11/2009

People and events that brought down the Wall
BERLIN WALL
09/11/2009

The many little stories that made history
HISTORY
23/10/2009

The rise and fall of the Wall: a timeline
MUSIC
28/10/2009

Echoes of the Wall, from Bowie to the Hoff
20TH ANNIVERSARY
24/10/2009

Rebuilding the wall - with giant dominoes
GERMANY
31/10/2009

Fall of Berlin Wall anniversary marked by Kohl, Bush Sr., and Gorbachev
GERMANY - US
03/11/2009

Angela Merkel makes historic address before US Congress
Germany
06/11/2009

Former political prisoners of the Stasi share their memories
BERLIN WALL
06/11/2009

Berlin gets ready to commemorate the fall of the wall
BERLIN WALL
06/11/2009

Free U2 concert warms up Berlin ahead of historic anniversary
BERLIN WALL
09/11/2009

The many little stories that made history
BERLIN WALL
09/11/2009

People and events that brought down the Wall