Germany to commemorate 25 years since 1989 revolution

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BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: Visitors walk past mannequins dressed as a former East German border patrol at an exhibition about 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Potsdamer Arkaden shopping center on October 13, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Germany has begun commemorating the 25th annversary of events that led to the collapse of communist rule in East Germany and ultimately the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Revolutions, left to run their course by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, swept across the former East Bloc in 1989 and toppled communist dicatorships, paving the way for elections and the establishment of democratically-elected governments. Commemorations in Berlin will culminate with events scheduled for November 9. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)