East Germans travel to the West German Embassy in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Within days, another 7,000 people make their way to the embassy grounds in Prague. Based on eyewitness accounts, describe life in East Germany in 1989. Rather than leave the country, some East Germans choose to stay and protest. In Leipzig, the police strike back.
Mass protests escalate.
A Soviet delegation arrives to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the East German state. A group in the East German Politburo decides to remove Honecker from power. Demonstrations in East Berlin continue. But an even larger protest rally is called for two days later-70,000 people gather in the streets. The Soviet Ambassador telephones the commander of the Soviet forces in the region.