Dismantling of Checkpoint Charlie

Title

Dismantling of Checkpoint Charlie

Genre

Speech; Special

TX Date

22 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:00:51

Description

Two clips of the same quote by UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speaking at the dismantling ceremony of the last symbol of the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie which is to be taken into a museum.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Germany; Cold War; Ceremonies; Reunification; Berlin; Berlin Wall; Borders; Checkpoint Charlie

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