Uprising in the Soviet sector of Berlin
Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F005191-0040A, photographer: not stated
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17 June 1953
17 June UprisingA wave of strikes, demonstrations and protests take place in the GDR in the days around 17 June. They are crushed by the Red Army.24 December 1953
The 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention, which also applies to West Germany, comes into effect.
Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Four Powers in the building of the High Commissioner of the USSR in BerlinBundesarchiv, Bild 183-23200-006225 January - 18 February 1954
The Berlin Conference, at which foreign ministers of the "Big Four" try and fail to bring about the reunification of Germany
Bundestag discussion on the Paris AgreementsBundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F002349-0009, photographer: Brodde5 May 1955
The enactment of the Paris Agreements assures West Germany's sovereignty; as a result the Occupation Statute is revoked and the Allied High Commission disbands.
Poster declaring the GDR's commitment to friendship with the Soviet UnionBundesarchiv, B 285 Plak-032-019, graphic designer: not stated20 September 1955
After negotiations between East German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl and the Soviet government in Moscow, the "full sovereignty" of East Germany is confirmed.
Minutes of the Cabinet meeting in March 1956 on the growing demand for Italian workersBundesarchiv, B 136/884120 December 1955
Recruitment Agreement with ItalyAn agreement between the government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the government of the Italian Republic is reached regarding the recruitment and placement of Italian workers in Germany. It is the first agreement of its kind for Germany.
Third "Act Amending the Federal Supplementary Law on Compensation of Victims of Nazi Persecution"Bundesgesetzesblatt, issue from 29 June 1956, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin29 June 1956
West Germany passes the "German Restitution Laws".The law regulates compensation for Nazi victims. A prerequisite for compensation is that the applicant has suffered “for reasons of race, religion, belief or political opposition, damage to life, body, health, freedom, property, assets, or professional or economic advancement”.31 December 1959
Neo-Nazi riots in various international locationsSwastikas are graffitied on buildings in Paris, London, Antwerp, and in several cities in the Federal Republic of Germany. A few days earlier, on 25 December, swastikas and Nazi slogans were graffitied on the newly inaugurated Jewish synagogue in the Cologne city center.12 February 1960
The education ministers of the West German states pledge to place greater emphasis on the Nazi era in school curricula.
Signing of the agreement on the migration, recruitment and placement of Spanish workers in West Germany. The signatories are the Spanish Ambassador Marqués de Bolarque and Secretary of State van ScherpenbergBundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F008013-006, photographer: Unterberg, Rolf29 March 1960
Recruitment Agreement with SpainThe recruitment agreement signed between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Spain grants Spanish nationals the right to permanently reside in the Federal Republic.