East German refugees learn they may leave the country
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September 10 1989
Hungary, Budapest, Malteser refugee camp Zugliget Church
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A television broadcast of the speech given by Hungarian foreign minister Gyula Horn (
Wikipedia article, retrieved on April 23, 2009) on September 10, 1989, in which he gave GDR refugees permission to travel from Hungary to West Germany; Malteser emergency services began a large-scale operation in Hungary on August 27, 1989: "10,000 refugees from the GDR are being cared for in three camps before they are allowed to travel to the Federal Republic of Germany." (Retrieved and translated from
Malteser Hilfsdienst, Erzdiözese München und Freising: Chronik 1955-2005, on April 23, 2009)
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