Merkel Says East German Exodus Halted 25 Years After Wall
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A quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the exodus of people quitting the former East Germany has come to an end, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a video message.
Merkel, who spent the first 35 years of her life in East Germany before the communist regime collapsed, leading to unification with West Germany within the year, said that progress has been made in rehabilitating the eastern states since the events of Nov. 9, 1989.