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Germany in 1988

Historical records for Germany in 1988, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
11Events
7Named people
4Places
7Categories

Historical records

January

11 January 1988Arrest of Christine EndrigkeitChristine Endrigkeit

Berlin · Politics / Red Army Faction

Arrested for bombing La Belle Disco in 1986 which led to the US bombing of Tripoli

11 January 1988Bombing of BerlinChristine Endrigkeit

Berlin · Politics / Red Army Faction

Plants a bomb at the La Belle Disco which leads to the US bombing of Tripoli

11 January 1988Bombing of TripoliChristine Endrigkeit

Tripoli · Politics / Red Army Faction

Plants a bomb at the La Belle Disco which leads to the US bombing of Tripoli. Arrested for planting a bomb at the La Belle Disco in 1986

June

27 June 1988Hanover European CouncilHelmut Kohl

Hanover · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts the European Council as leaders discuss monetary integration and the next stage of the internal market.

28 June 1988Delors Committee MandateHans-Dietrich Genscher

Hanover · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the decision to establish the Delors Committee to study concrete steps toward economic and monetary union.

November

12 November 1988Bagdad CafePercy Adlon

West Germany · Arts / Cinema

Directs Bagdad Cafe, released in Germany as Out of Rosenheim.

Other Events

1988CitizenshipRalf Gustav Dahrendorf

Arts / Economics

Adopts British citizenship

1988North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Manfred Worner

Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Secretary General of NATO

1988North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)Manfred Worner

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Appointed Secretary General of NATO

1988Secretary General of NATOManfred Worner

Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Secretary General of NATO

1988The Modern Social ConflictRalf Gustav Dahrendorf

Arts / Economics

Publication of "The Modern Social Conflict"

1988US OpenStefi Graf

Sport / Tennis

Winner of the womens US tennis open

Names involved

Christine EndrigkeitHans-Dietrich GenscherHelmut KohlManfred WornerPercy AdlonRalf Gustav DahrendorfStefi Graf

Places involved

BerlinHanoverTripoliWest Germany

Provenance

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