Word: east
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...East Germany, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in five cities Monday night, pressuring the ruling Communists to keep their reform promises in what for many has become a weekly ritual...
...biggest cheers among the 200,000 demonstrators in Leipzig came when one speaker called for a referendum on German unity. East Germany's Communist leaders oppose a reunification...
...stressed, however, that such measures couldonly be undertaken if there are truly freeelections in East Germany that includenon-socialist parties. East Germany's newCommunist leaders have said free elections couldbe held as early as next fall...
Kohl also said steps toward Germanreunification must be linked to improved East-Westrelations and a new European order based oncooperation, economic integration and greaterfreedom of movement...
...West German leader suggested that jointconsultative committees with East Germany becreated at some point, including a jointparliamantary panel...