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Was ereignete sich am 17. Juni 1953 in der DDR?

  1. der feierliche Beitritt zum Warschauer Pakt
  2. landesweite Streiks und ein Volksaufstand ✓
  3. der 1. SED-Parteitag
  4. der erste Besuch Fidel Castros
English translation

What happened on June 17, 1953, in the GDR?

  1. the ceremonial accession to the Warsaw Pact
  2. nationwide strikes and a popular uprising ✓
  3. the 1st SED party congress
  4. the first visit of Fidel Castro

What started as a strike by construction workers turned into a nationwide uprising against the GDR government. It remains a powerful symbol of the people's longing for freedom and democracy.