The Brandenburg Gate of Berlin was re-opened as one of the milestones to the German reunification, happened in 1990. On November 9, 1989, the Wall between West and East Berlin fell as part of the Revolutions of 1989. On December 22, 1989, Helmut Kohl, the West German chancellor, walked through the gate and was greeted by Hans Modrow, the East German prime minister. The German reunification was eventually finalized on October 3, 1990. During the process, West and East Berlin became reunited and Berlin has become a city-state just like Bremen and Hamburg.
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