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Revolutionary events and upheaval also took place in Bulgaria in the autumn of 1989. On 10th November 1989, one day after the Fall of the Wall, the then First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Todor Zhivkov, was forced to withdraw from office. Round table discussions were held in the autumn between the Communist Party and the opposition alliance, “The Union of Democratic Forces”. The first free general elections were held in June 1990 and the opposition candidate, Zhelyu Zhelev, was elected president two months later.
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The Berlin Wall in front of the German Embassy in Zagreb
© Deutsche Botschaft Zagreb
Information plaque at the foot of the Wall segment
© Deutsche Botschaft Zagreb
The 9th November 2009 marked 20 years since the Fall of the Wall. The Fall of the Wall and the events that took place as a result led to the “Iron Curtain” being opened once and for all and the political, economical and military divisions between East and West being overcome and were also great cause for celebration – Croatia, too, took part in the celebrations. An original section of the Berlin Wall was unveiled in Zagreb by former Croatian President, Stjepan Mesic and former Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen in front of a crowd of 250 Croatian and German guests.