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A firework in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 09 November 2009 during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. International leaders were congregating in Berlin on 09 November 2009, 20 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall augured the end of Europe’s East-West divide. On 09 November 1989, travel restrictions for East German citizens were unexpectedly lifted, prompting a rush of thousands of Berliners to the barrier, where they were allowed to cross.

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EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (C) and EU Council President Jerzy Buzek (R) knock over a symbolic Berlin Wall domino stone in Berlin, Germany, 09 November 2009.