-Lumumba is outsted after military coup and murdered (January 1961). Prime minister of Sweden are killed (September 1961).
-UN investigates, finds that the Belgians are involved. Fighting continues, General Mobutu stages another military coup (Novemeber 1965). President is arrested, dies of heart attack in prison (June 1969).
-Motubu takes control, changes name back to Zaire (October 1971). Three months later, all European names are abolished. Motubu does what he wants (trades with foreign companies, gets support from US for a one-party, anti-communist dictatorship).
-Two more revolts (1977 and 1978) and Mobutu flees in 1997.
Fall of the Berlin Wall:
-Provisional wall and a real wall were built through Germany, splitting streets and the country)
-August 1989, Hungary removes borders with Austria and 13,000 East Germans go to Austria. This happens along a few borders and protests begin in September.
-Wall falls November. People show up with sledgehammers and regular hammers and chipped the wall off. The East German regime announces new border crossings and they open throughout 1990.
-The wall remained guarded but not very well and the military attempted to repair the wall damage but gives up quickly. The official fall begins June 1990, by the East German military.
-German reunification begins, everyone parties.
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