Abel–Powers prisoner exchange
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The Abel–Powers prisoner exchange was a Cold War spy swap in 1962 in which Soviet agent Rudolf Abel was exchanged for captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers at Berlin’s Glienicke Bridge.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
prisoner exchange ⓘ spy swap ⓘ |
| alsoInvolved | Frederic Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1962-02-10 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | film "Bridge of Spies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exchangedFor |
Francis Gary Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedEvent |
capture of Francis Gary Powers
ⓘ
shootdown of U-2 spy plane over Soviet Union ⓘ trial of Rudolf Abel ⓘ |
| hasCause | U-2 incident of 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
improvement of US–Soviet communication channels
ⓘ
precedent for later Cold War spy swaps ⓘ |
| hasGenre | diplomatic negotiation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
espionage
ⓘ
prisoner exchange ⓘ |
| languageOfNegotiation |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| location |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glienicke Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ border between West Berlin and Potsdam ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | James B. Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | James B. Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exchange of captured spies between superpowers
ⓘ
symbol of Cold War espionage ⓘ |
| participant |
Francis Gary Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of US–Soviet relations
ⓘ
history of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| result |
release of Francis Gary Powers to the United States
ⓘ
release of Frederic Pryor from East German custody ⓘ release of Rudolf Abel to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| sideRepresentedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | Glienicke Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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