Monday demonstrations in Leipzig
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The Monday demonstrations in Leipzig were a series of peaceful mass protests in 1989 that became a central force in the nonviolent movement leading to the fall of the East German regime and the Berlin Wall.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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protest movement ⓘ |
| country | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Monday ⓘ |
| endDate | 1989-12 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
mass participation
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nonviolent ⓘ opposition to one-party rule ⓘ peaceful ⓘ |
| hasContext |
crisis of the socialist bloc in Eastern Europe
ⓘ
late phase of the Cold War ⓘ |
| influenced |
Monday demonstrations in other East German cities
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collapse of the SED monopoly on power ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | prayers for peace at Nikolaikirche ⓘ |
| location |
Leipzig
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig city center NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolaikirche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent | Peaceful mass protests on Mondays ⓘ |
| movement |
civil rights movement in East Germany
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in the Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
ⓘ
strict commitment to nonviolence ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants |
around 120,000 on 16 October 1989
ⓘ
around 300,000 on 23 October 1989 ⓘ around 70,000 on 9 October 1989 ⓘ several thousand in early September 1989 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Stasi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volkspolizei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
East German regime
ⓘ
Socialist Unity Party of Germany rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
civil rights activists in Leipzig
ⓘ
local opposition groups ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peaceful Revolution in East Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wende in East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakDate | 1989-10-23 ⓘ |
| result |
acceleration of political reforms in East Germany
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contributed to fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ expansion of freedom of assembly in East Germany ⓘ growth of opposition movement across GDR ⓘ weakening of East German regime ⓘ |
| risk | threat of violent crackdown ⓘ |
| significantDate |
1989-10-09
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1989-10-16 ⓘ 1989-10-23 ⓘ |
| slogan |
Freiheit
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Keine Gewalt ⓘ Reisefreiheit statt Massenflucht ⓘ Wir sind das Volk ⓘ |
| startDate | 1989-09-04 ⓘ |
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