Approximately 70,000 people gathered on the Ring in Leipzig on 9 October 1989.
Sources
- Kultur als Medium des Widerstands (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.leipzig.de/rathaus/stadtgeschichte-und-gedenken/herbst-89/der-9-oktober-89 (leipzig.de)
- https://www.bpb.de/mediathek/video/298127/schluesselmoment-der-friedlichen-revolution-die-leipziger-montagsdemonstration-vom-9-oktober-1989/ (bpb.de)
- https://www.stasi-mediathek.de/medien/information-ueber-eine-nichtgenehmigte-demonstration-im-stadtzentrum-von-leipzig-am-9-oktober-1989/ (stasi-mediathek.de)
- https://www.dbwv.de/aktuelle-themen/blickpunkt/beitrag/9-oktober-1989-wenn-etwas-passieren-wuerde-dann-in-leipzig (dbwv.de)
- https://www.kas.de/en/web/geschichte-der-cdu/calendar-detail/-/content/groesste-der-bis-dahin-abgehaltenen-leipziger-montagsdemonstrationen (kas.de)
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