Fall of the Wall: 20 years on

LAST UPDATED AT 11:04 ON Tue 10 Nov 2009

Tens of thousands of people gathered in freezing rain on Monday to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, on November 9, 1989. Among them were many of the dissidents and political leaders who helped bring about the end of communism in the former eastern bloc.

Berliners and EU leaders brave the rain to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

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