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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east

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Germany's parliament on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist east that was brutally crushed by its Soviet-backed dictatorship.

Worsening economic conditions and political repression in East Germany had prompted months of protests, starting in rural areas, that culminated in a call on June 16, 1953, for a general strike.

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