Workers' demonstrations in East Berlin (17 June 1953)

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On 16 and 17 June 1953, strikes and demonstrations in East Berlin and throughout the Soviet zone lead to the intervention of the police force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR): for the inhabitants of East Germany, this signifies the end of democracy.

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Source: Les émeutes de Berlin-Est. Berlin-Est: Keystone. Noir et blanc.

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Workers' demonstrations in East Berlin (17 June 1953)