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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990. During this Cold War era, NATO-aligned West Germany and Warsaw Pact-aligned East Germany were divided by the Inner German border. After 1961 West Berlin was physically separated from East Berlin as well as from East Germany by the Berlin Wall. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
West Germany has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1986 News Conference.

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    Chancellor News Conference

    West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl talked about the recent US-Soviet Union meeting in Iceland and how it affects Europe. Chan…

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