Consultations between the GDR and Hungary because of the influx of refugees from the GDR
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1989-0831-041, photographer: Oberst, Klaus
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13 August 1989
West Germany closes its embassy in Budapest due to a rush of around 180 East German citizens hoping to migrate to the west.Prior to this, the permanent representation of the German Federal Republic in East Berlin has to be closed as a result of overcrowding. Shortly thereafter, on August 22, the Federal Republic's embassy in Prague is also closed.19 August 1989
Mass exodus from East Germany begins.661 GDR citizens take advantage of an open border, lasting only a matter of hours, between Hungarian and Austria, and flee to the West.24 August 1989
In a one-off humanitarian gesture, 108 East German citizens who had been camped out in the West German Embassy in Budapest receive exit visas to the west.
Emergency accommodation for refugees from the GDR in the Bavarian town of Vilshofen.Bundesregierung / Photographer: Karin Karow30 August 1989
In response to the mass exodus from East Germany, preparations are underway in Bavaria for a transit camp for East German refugees.
On 9 November 1989, the GDR opens its border to West Berlin and the Federal Republic of Germany; the Wall falls after 28 years. Residents of East and West Berlin stand on top of the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.Bundesregierung, B 145 Bild-00000446, photographer: not stated9 November 1989
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany opens its borders to West Germany.9 July 1990
The "Law on the Entry and Abode of Foreigners in the Federal Region" is revisedThe revised law extends provisions for citizenship applications and provides more legal certainty for immigrants.
Hundreds of thousands are present when the black,red & gold federal flag is hoisted in front of the Reichstag.Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-1003-400, Photographer: Peer Grimm3 October 1990
Reunification of Germany
Rainer Bonar, The Burial of the Soldier, 80x120cm, 1977© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 20156 October 1990
The exhibition Denaturalised - Artists from East Germany and the Soviet Sector of Berlin 1949 - 1989 opens in Dresden's Albertinum.
"Law on the Reorganisation of the Aliens Act" from 9 July 1990Bundesgesetzesblatt, issue from 9 July 1990, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin1 January 1991
The "Law on the Reorganisation of the Aliens Act" comes into effect, replacing the 1965 act.20 September 1991
Right-wing extremists attack an asylum seekers' hostel in Hoyerswerda, injuring around 30 people.