德国庆祝柏林墙倒塌20周年。柏林墙的倒塌标志着东西德统一，也是共产主义势力在东欧分崩瓦解的里程碑事件。欧洲领导人及美国政要星期日晚些时候陆续到达柏林，与德国总理默克尔一起参加欢庆活动。
来宾中包括前苏联领导人戈尔巴乔夫，波兰前总统瓦文萨，英国首相布朗，法国总统萨科齐和俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫。美国代表团成员包括国务卿克林顿和一批前外交官。1989年11月9日夜晚，民众在连续几个星期的民主抗议活动之后开始推翻柏林墙。数千名东德人在东德警察忽然开放边界时越过检查站涌入西德。
Germany is marking the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, an event that led to the reunification of the country and a key milestone in the collapse of communism across eastern Europe. European heads of state and dignitaries from the United States began arriving in Berlin late Sunday to join German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the celebrations.
Guests include former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, ex-Polish President Lech Walesa, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the presidents of France and Russia, Nicolas Sarkozy and Dmitri Medvedev. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a host of former diplomats are among the U.S. officials present. Communist East Germany’s fortified border crumbled on the evening of November 9, 1989, following weeks of pro-democracy protests. Thousands of East Germans surged past checkpoints into the west, as East German guards suddenly opened the border.