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Jastinder KHERA

Germany Marks 1989 Berlin Wall Fall With 'Preserve Freedom' Party

November 9, 1989 is commemorated as the day East Germany's dictatorship opened the borders to the West (Credit: AFP)

Germany marks 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities from Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!" as Russia's war rages in Ukraine and many fear democracy is under attack.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz -- whose coalition dramatically collapsed this week -- said in a message to the nation that the liberal ideals of 1989 "are not something we can take for granted".

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