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Monday Demonstration (other)
Monday demonstrations, peaceful political demonstrations that take place every Monday evening in Germany: * Monday demonstrations in East Germany The Monday demonstrations () were a series of peaceful political protests against the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The demonstrations began in Leipzig on 4 September 1989, starting the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR: the f ... in 1989 and 1990, protests against the socialist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) * Monday demonstrations against cutbacks in social welfare, starting in 2004 {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday Demonstrations In East Germany
The Monday demonstrations () were a series of peaceful political protests against the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The demonstrations began in Leipzig on 4 September 1989, starting the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the government, and German reunification. The demonstrations took place in towns and cities around the GDR on various days of the week from 1989 to 1991. The Leipzig demonstrations, which are the best known, took place on Mondays. The protests are conventionally separated into five cycles. Overview Despite the policy of state atheism in East Germany, the demonstrations grew out of Christian prayer, prayers for peace held in St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig from 1982 onward. The prayer meetings began on September 20, 1982 by pastor , continued in 1986 by pastor , and then continued on October 30, 1989 by pastor Christian Führer. On 4 September 1989, after the prayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
