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The Berlin Wall divided the city from 1961 until 1989, when it was opened almost overnight — a sudden end to a 28-year symbol of a divided world.
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Berlin Duvarı 28 yıl ayakta kaldı ve 1989'da yıkıldı.
Berlin Duvarı, şehri 1961'den 1989'a dek böldü; sonra neredeyse bir gecede açıldı — bölünmüş bir dünyanın 28 yıllık simgesinin ani sonu.
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