1990 in Germany

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1990 in West Germany

1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990

Decades:

1970s • 1980s • 1990s

See also: History of Germany (1945–1990) •
Timeline of German history#20th century •
List of years in Germany#20th century

1990 in East Germany

1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990

Decades:

1970s • 1980s • 1990s

See also: History of East Germany •
History of Germany (1945–1990) •
Timeline of German history#20th century •
List of years in Germany#20th century

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* 1987
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* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s

See also:| Other events of 1990
History of Germany • Timeline • Years

Events in the year 1990 in the Federal Republic of Germany and East Germany.

## Incumbents

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### Federal Republic of Germany

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* President – Richard von Weizsäcker
* Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

### East Germany (until 2 October)

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* Head of State
* Manfred Gerlach (until 5 April 1990)
* Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (5 April – 2 October 1990)
* Head of Government
* Hans Modrow (until 12 April 1990)
* Lothar de Maizière (12 April – 2 October 1990)

## Events

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* Die Wende
* 29 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

### January

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* January 15 - East German demonstrations: Demonstrators in East Berlin stormed the headquarters of Stasi

### February

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* February 2 - Rüsselsheim train disaster
* February 9-20 - 40th Berlin International Film Festival

### March

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* 18 March – 1990 East German general election

### July

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* 1 July – German reunification: The Deutsche Mark became East Germany's currency with the West, replacing the East German mark
* 8 July - West Germany defeats Argentina 1–0 to win the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

### August

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* 23 August – German reunification: East Germany votes to dissolve its independence and will join with West Germany effective on the 3rd of October
* 31 August – German reunification: West and East Germany signed a unification treaty

### September

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* 12 September - German reunification: Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

### October

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* 1 October – The first banknotes (100 and 200) of the fourth series of Deutsche Mark enter circulation
* 3 October – German reunification: West and East Germany reunified as a single Germany. Berlin becomes the official capital

### November

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* 14 November – German–Polish Border Treaty

### December

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* 2 December – 1990 German federal election

## Births

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* 4 January – Toni Kroos, German footballer
* 28 January \- Markus Deibler, German swimmer
* 30 January – Nils Miatke, German footballer
* 18 March \- Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, German actor
* 10 April – Christoph Harting, German athlete specialising in the discus throw
* 14 April – Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
* 21 April \- Sebastian Walter, German politician
* 30 April \- Michael Schulte, German singer
* 7 May \- Sideris Tasiadis, German canoeist
* 12 May \- Tobias Strobl, German footballer
* 1 June – Kieren Emery, German-English rower
* 3 June – Fabian Götze, German footballer
* 7 June – Benjamin Woltmann, German footballer
* 14 June \- Robert Hering, German sprinter
* 2 July \- Roman Lob, German singer
* 4 July \- David Kross, German actor
* 21 August – Jana Majunke, German Paralympic cyclist[1]
* 6 November – André Schürrle, German footballer
* 10 November \- Kristina Vogel, German cyclist
* 18 November – Kira Walkenhorst, German beach volleyball player

## Deaths

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* 8 January \- Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, German general (born 1900)
* 20 March \- Wilhelm Neef, German composer and conductor (born 1916)
* 28 March \- Kurt Scharf, German clergyman and bishop of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg (born 1902)
* 14 April \- Martin Kessel, German writer (born 1901)
* 15 April \- Helmut Lemke, German politician (born 1907)
* 20 April \- Horst Sindermann, German politician (born 1915)
* 5 May \- Walter Bruch, German electrical engineer (born 1908)
* 9 July \- Horst Rittel, German design theorist (born 1930)
* 9 July \- Friedrich Wegener, German pathologist (born 1907)
* 14 July – Walter Sedlmayr, German actor (born 1926)
* 7 August \- Gebhard Müller, German politician (born 1900)
* 23 August \- Karl II, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. German nobleman (born 1904)
* 29 October \- Volker von Collande, German actor and film director (born 1913)
* 24 November – Helga Feddersen, German actress, comedian, singer, author, and theater director (born 1930)
* 7 December \- Horst Bienek, German economist (born 1930)

## See also

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* 1990 in German television

## References

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1. ^ "Jana Majunke". Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2021.

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1990 in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
*   *   * Austria
*   *   *   *   *   *   * Belgium
*   *   * Bulgaria
*   *   *   * Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
*   * Denmark
*   *   *   *   * Finland
* France
*   * Germany
*   * Greece
*   *   * Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
*   *   *   * Liechtenstein
*   * Luxembourg
*   *   * Malta
*   *   * Monaco
*   *   *   *   * Netherlands
*   * Norway
*   *   * Poland
* Portugal
*   * Romania
*   * San Marino
*   *   *   *   *   * Soviet Union
* Armenian SSR
* Azerbaijan SSR
* Byelorussian SSR
* Estonian SSR
* Georgian SSR
* Kazakh SSR
* Latvian SSR
* Lithuanian SSR
* Moldavian SSR
* Russian SFSR
* Ukrainian SSR
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
*   * United Kingdom
*   * Vatican City
*   *   *   * Yugoslavia

States with limited
recognition

*   *   *   *   * Northern Cyprus
*   * Transnistria

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

* Åland
*   * Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey

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