Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Mon 11 Nov 2009Merkel greets world leaders on anniversary of 'unbelievable day'
CHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel welcomes world leaders in Berlin today to remember what she has called the “unbelievable day” 20 years ago when the Berlin Wall fell.
With the world watching, the German leader will retrace her own steps across the Bornholmer bridge, the first border crossing to open on the night of November 9th. She will be accompanied by East German civil rights campaigners from 1989.
Choose a Subscription type - required
