A Look Back at East Germany | People & Politics

  • 14 years ago
This year Germany celebrates two decades since reunification. After the peaceful revolution in November 1989, East Germany bore witness to dramatic changes. The first free and fair vote on March 18, 1990, was a crucial first step. We look back at the election of Lothar de Maizière, who was East Germany's first democratically elected top official and the country's last leader before reunification.