19th Anniversary of German unificationOctober 2, 2009, 5:10pm
In 1871, the idea of political and administrative unification of Germany had been brought forth by princes of the German states. Unification showed several glaring religious, linguistic, and cultural differences of that time among inhabitants of the new nation.
The process of unification entailed considerable changes and assimilation among the German people.
After World War II in 1946, Germany again became a divided nation. It was not until October 3, 1990, that the German Democratic Republic (East German) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). To commemorate this day, October 3 has since then been celebrated as the Day of German Unity. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the symbol of the reunification of the two countries under a democratic system.
With the readiness of the citizens of both East and West to combine their efforts for economic progress and for democracy, Germany has emerged once more as Western Europe’s richest and most populous nation. After the initial difficulties of adjustment, Germany remains a key member of the continent’s economic, political, and defense organizations, particularly the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
We congratulate the people and government of the Federal Republic of Germany led by H.E., President Horst Kohler and H.E., Chancellor Angela Merkel, and its Embassy in the Philippines, headed by H.E., Ambassador Christian Ludwig Weber-Lortsch, on the occasion of their historic reunification.
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