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Oskar Brüsewitz's Self-Immolation in 1976: A Catalyst for the End of the GDR?
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Oskar Brüsewitz's Self-Immolation in 1976: A Catalyst for the End of the GDR?

The fatal protest of a village pastor in 1976 shocked East Germany. Some see a direct line from this event to the collapse of the SED regime over a decade later.

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