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Plauen, Demonstration vor dem Rathaus
ADN-ZB/Thieme/6.11.89/Bez. Karl-Marx-Stadt:
In Plauen hatten sich am 30. Oktober 1989 40.000 Menschen vor dem Rathaus versammelt. Die auch aus anderen Kreisen und Bezirken angereisten Teilnehmer dieser Kundgebung drängten auf schnelle Lösungen für herangereifte Probleme. Neben einer Veränderung des Wahlsystems, der Presse- und Reisefreiheit wurde auch die Zulassung der Vereinigung "Neues Forum" gefordert.
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English: 40,000 people gathered in front of Plauen's town hall on 30 October 1989, many having traveled from other districts to push for quick solutions to the immediate political problems. As well calling for a change in the electoral system, the "New Forum" organisation also advocated freedom of the press and freedom of travel.
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