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Until 3 November when the East German authorities closed the border with Czechoslovakia, many more GDR citizens fled to the embassy in the following weeks, wearing down the patience of the Czechoslovak authorities which gave in eventually, letting all East Germans travel directly to West Germany.
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who had reached Prague, climbed over the fence and camped out in the grounds. While there were small groups hiding there occasionally since the embassy was opened in 1974, the number rose to several thousands in September, causing serious problems of supply and hygiene.
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in the evening of 30 September stepped on the balcony to announce an agreement on the refugees' voyage to West Germany, the crowd cheered on the keyword
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car on four legs in the garden of the embassy. The sculpture is the work of the Czech sculptor
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Behind the scenes the West German government negotiated with East German authorities and the
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palace with an extensive garden was finished in 1707. It was acquired by the noble
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South side of German Embassy, with the garden in which the refugees were camping
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how to solve these worsening conditions. When Foreign Minister
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in 1973, it has occupied the large Palais Lobkowicz. The
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in 1753, who in 1927 sold it to the Czechoslovak state.
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Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between
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These events are commemorated by a golden statue of a
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Czechoslovak border fortifications during the Cold War
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Video: Genscher at the German Embassy in Prague 1989
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List of ambassadors of Germany to the Czech Republic
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Malá Strana
Prague
50°05′13.43″N 14°23′53.34″E / 50.0870639°N 14.3981500°E / 50.0870639; 14.3981500
Ambassador
Czech
Czech Republic
Malá Strana
Prague
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Baroque
House of Lobkowicz

Revolutions of 1989
East German
refugees
Soviet Union
Hans-Dietrich Genscher

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