History: March 18 (#5)

History: March 18 (#5)
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March 18, 1990 Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.

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On March 18, in the year 1990: Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. General elections were held in East Germany on 18 March 1990.

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Why March 18, 1990 matters: Germans in the German Democrati c Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: March 18, 1990 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_East_German_general_election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)