Berlin Wall - Timeline
Some of the significant dates in the history of the Berlin Wall
| Year | Date | Event |
| 1945 | May 8 | Berlin is divided into four sectors, the American, British and French in the West and the Soviet in the East |
| 1946 | October 29 | A 30 day valid Interzonepass is required to travel between the sectors in Germany |
| 1948 | June 23 | Western Zones introduce a new currency into their sectors |
| June 24 | Beginning of the Berlin blockade | |
| June 25 | Berlin Airlift begins | |
| 1949 | May 12 | End of the Berlin blockade |
| May 24 | Federal Republic of Germany is founded (West Germany) |
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| September 30 | End of the Berlin Airlift | |
| October 7 | German Democratic Republic is founded (East Germany) |
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| 1952 | May 26 | Border between East and West Germany and East Germany and West Berlin is closed. The border between East and West Berlin remains open |
| 1953 | June 17 | An uprising of East German building workers is suppressed by Soviet tanks |
| November 14 | Western powers waive the Interzonepass. Soviet Union follows but insists that an East German citizen needs permission to travel to the West | |
| 1957 | December 11 | Leaving East Germany without permission would result in a prison sentence of up to three years |
| 1961 | August 13 | Barriers are built between East and West Berlin |
| August 14 | Brandenburg Gate is closed | |
| August 26 | All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens | |
| 1963 | June 26 | Visit to West Berlin by President J.F. Kennedy who says -'Ich bin ein Berliner' - I am a Berliner |
| 1987 | June12 | President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall |
| 1989 | September 10 | Hungarian government opens the border for East German refugees |
| November 9 | Berlin Wall is opened | |
| December 22 | Brandenburg Gate is opened | |
| 1990 | October 3 | Germany is reunited |
