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Berlin, Aug 10 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Felipe Trueba) On August 13, the German capital commemorates the 59th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by the former German Democratic Republic, which divided the city until its fall on November 9, 1989.FOOTAGE OF THE WALL.
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