Christian Führer has died. He was the pastor at the St Nikolai church in Leipzig.
It was in that church that large numbers met and prayed on Monday evenings 1989 in protest against the SED government and in particular to the generally held belief that fraud had taken place in a state-wide election.
After Monday church services the congregation regularly processed peacefully in the city.
The local government in Leipzig had pleaded with Berlin to send in troops. Berlin vacillated.
The rest is history.
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I am not sure for how long 'Berlin vacillated' in 1989 Michael, but troops were on the streets of Leipzig before the middle of October for sure.
Great to remember Christian - how well named! Thanks for recalling him at this time.
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