Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev14 August 1961
The border between East & West is sealed off
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The border between East & West is sealed off
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
Overall operations for the construction of the Berlin Wall are directed by Marshal Ivan Konev, commander in chief of the GSFG
The Berlin wall falls & demonstrations of German unity are held in the DDR
Mitterand visits Gorbachev in Kiev to to try & delay the fall of the Berlin Wall
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