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East Germany (‹See Tfd› German: Ostdeutschland, [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.
Sep 14, 2024 · United States Department of State - Office of the Historian - A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
Five months after declaration of the western Federal Republic of Germany (better known as West Germany), on October 7, 1949, the DWK formed a provisional government and proclaimed establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
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After tensions mounted between the Soviet Union on the one side, and the United States, Great Britain, and France on the other, the Western powers combined their zones and allowed the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Soviets responded by forming the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to govern their occupation zone.
Oct 7, 2019 · The German Democratic Republic, or GDR, also simply known as East Germany, was founded as a second German state on October 7, 1949 — four years after the end of World War II. The Federal...
East Germany (in German Ostdeutschland) was the common English name for the former German Democratic Republic (in German, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or GDR), a communist state which existed from its founding on October 7, 1949, to October 3, 1990.
Aug 23, 2024 · The swift and unexpected downfall of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) was triggered by the decay of the other communist regimes in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The liberalizing reforms of Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union appalled East Germany’s hard-line communist leader Erich Honecker .
1 day ago · Formation of the Federal Republic of Germany; Formation of the German Democratic Republic; Political consolidation and economic growth, 1949–69; Ostpolitik and reconciliation, 1969–89; The reunification of Germany. Helmut Kohl and the struggles of reunification; Chancellorship of Gerhard Schröder; The Merkel administration
These divisions culminated with the formation of an independent nation, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), on October 7th 1949. The Allies refused to recognise this new nation or its socialist government. The world, however, came to know it as East Germany.
The German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), commonly known in English as East Germany) was created as a socialist republic on 7 October 1949 and began to institute a government based on the government of the Soviet Union during the Stalin era.
