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11.   An East German Rock 'n' Roll Riot at the Wall Turns Political (June 10, 1987)
When the rhythms of Western rock groups like Genesis and David Bowie floated across the Wall, they sparked rock riots on the Eastern side. Angry fans scuffled with the people’s police [Volkspolizei]....
12.   Protest by Dissidents at the Memorial March for Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht (January 18, 1988)
Regime opponents tried to use the annual SED-sponsored memorial demonstration for Rosa Luxemburg....
13.   The Director of the Youth Institute Comments on the Progressive Alienation of the Young People in the GDR (November 21, 1988)
The director of the youth research institute, Walter Friedrich, drafted a memorandum for Egon Krenz, the leader of the state youth organization, the Free German....
14.   The Opposition Charges the SED with Fraud in the Local Elections of May 1989 (May 25, 1989)
In an interview with a leftist West Berlin newspaper, Protestant pastor Rainer Eppelmann, a spokesman for the GDR opposition, charges the SED with fraud in the....
15.   Stasi Report on the Size and Structure of the East German Opposition (June 1, 1989)
Worried about the proliferation of 160 opposition groups with about 2500 members, the East German secret police analyzed their aims (which included peace, ecology, gender equality, and human rights)....
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