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Mon 11 Nov 2009Citizens' courage hailed as Germany marks fall of Wall
Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of citizens who helped bring down the Berlin Wall as the city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the events that marked the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a reunited Germany.
The first chancellor to have grown up in communist east Germany, Ms Merkel is hosting dozens of world leaders, past and present, to remember the fall of the Wall.
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