EAST GERMANY ,THE RED WALL

EAST GERMANY ,THE RED WALL

The German Democratic Republic was established in the Soviet zone, while the Federal Republic was established in the three western zones. East Germany was a satellite state of the Soviet Union.[5] 






Soviet occupation authorities began transferring administrative responsibility to German communist leaders in 1948, and the GDR began to function as a state on 7 October 1949.

 However, Soviet forces remained in the country throughout the Cold War. 






Until 1989, the GDR was governed by the Socialist Unity Party (SED), 

though other parties nominally participated in its alliance organisation, the National Front of Democratic Germany.[6] The SED made the teaching of Marxism–Leninism and the Russian language compulsory in schools.

 The government fortified its western borders and, in 1961, built the Berlin Wall. Many people attempting to flee were killed by border guards 





or booby traps, such as landmines. Several others were imprisoned for many years.[9][10]

In 1989, numerous social, economic and political forces in the GDR and abroad led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the establishment of a government committed to liberalisation. 










The following year, open elections were held,[11] and international negotiations led to the signing of the Final Settlement treaty on the status and borders of Germany.

The GDR dissolved itself, and Germany was reunified on 3 October 1990, becoming a fully sovereign state again.