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11th November 1989
Bulldozers tear down sections of the Berlin Wall to make more crossing points; 129 are injured in a riot between police and protestors in Moldavia - Moscow sends in the troops.
Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago.
Bulldozers tear down sections of the Berlin Wall to make more crossing points; 129 are injured in a riot between police and protestors in Moldavia and Moscow sends in the troops to enforce calm; reformist foreign secretary Petur Mladenov is sworn in as the new leader of Bulgaria.
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.
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