Monday demonstration in Leipzig

The 1989 Monday demonstrations in the East German city of Leipzig were a series of peaceful political protests against the East German government. The demonstrations began after prayers for peace in the Nikolai Church with parson Christian Führer. Safe in the knowledge that the church supported their stance, many East German citizens who wanted to leave the country joined in the court of the church, and non-violent demonstrations began in order to obtain rights like the freedom to travel to foreign countries and to elect a democratic government. By October 1989, more than 250,000 people had joined the demonstrations. Monday demonstrations in Leipzig Montagsdemonstration in Leipzig; Gerhard Gäbler; Leipzig, 1989; Vintage Print; 48,11 x 58,1 cm; Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin; Inv. ... Monday demonstrations in Leipzig Montagsdemonstration in Leipzig; Gerhard Gäbler; Leipzig, 1989; Vintage Print; 48,11 x 58,1 cm; Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin; Inv. ... â–¶ (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... National motto: none Official languages German Capital East Berlin Largest city East Berlin Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 106th 108,333 km² Negligible Creation -Unified 7 October 1949 3 October 1990 Currency East German mark Time zone  â€“ in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) National anthem Auferstanden aus Ruinen Internet... â–¶ (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Prayer is an effort to communicate with God, or to another deity or spirit, either to offer praise, to make a request, or simply to express ones thoughts and emotions. ... The St. ... A parson is a member of the Protestant clergy. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ...

The most famous chant became Wir sind das Volk! - We are the people. Although the possibility of military intervention was threatened, the ruling SED ultimately refrained from any such action. The demonstrations eventually ended in March 1990, around the time of the elections that led to German reunification. A chant (peace¹) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, either on a single pitch or with a simple melody involving a limited set of notes and often including a great deal of repetition or statis. ... Wir sind das Volk. ... The logo of the SED The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, or SED) was the governing party of East Germany from its formation in 1949 until the elections of 1990. ... This article is about the year. ... German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in English commonly called West Germany). After the GDRs first free elections on 18...