Exhibition theme: The Transformation of the GDR: Helmut Kohl in Duderstadt [14/39]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
May 2 1990
Duderstadt
Created By:
Bernd SchmidtLicense:
From the Set
Helmut Kohl, then Federal Chancellor, in the middle of a crowd at a CDU election rally in Duderstadt
Depicts
camera,
crowd,
election campaign,
photographeranxiety,
artist,
hope,
scepticism,
speechPeople/Organizations
Christian Democratic Union of Germany,
Kohl, Helmut Josef MichaelOther items in this set
Shortly after the border was opened, changes were pushed through in the GDR. The most conspicuous came about during the campaign for the Volkskammer election in March 1990, when countless election posters, often with commentaries, became a popular motif for photographers. Important, too, was the presence of leading West German politicians at election meetings in all of the larger towns in East Germany – not to mention the elections themselves. The currency union, which came about on 1 July 1990, put Western goods in shops at standard prices. This was a first step in bringing the East closer to the West.
Original Caption
"Chancellor Helmut Kohl visits the border region"
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