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We would like to present the activities of the Embassy as well as the broad and intense Namibian-German relations. We wish you an informative visit to our website.
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Message from Federal President Horst Köhler on the occasion of the Day of German Unity 2009
Please find below the message from Federal President Horst Köhler on the occasion of the Day of German Unity on 03 October 2009.
Day of German Unity
More information on 3 October can be found on the following websites:
10 events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall
19 August
The "Pan-European Picnic" on the Austrian-Hungarian border: 600 GDR citizens flee to the West. By this time the Federal Republic of Germany's representation in East Berlin and its Embassies in Budapest and Prague are already overflowing and are forced to close.
24 August
In view of the swelling flood of refugees, Hungary allows all GDR citizens who have taken refuge in the West German Embassy in Budapest to leave Hungary via the Austrian border, and to go from there to West Germany. On 10 September this measure is extended to apply to all GDR citizens in Hungary.
4 September
The Monday Demonstrations held after the prayers for peace start in Leipzig. The participants call for a new peaceful, democratic order in the GDR.
12 September
The Polish Government promises all GDR citizens who have sought refuge in the West German Embassy in Warsaw that they will not be sent back to the GDR.
30 September
"We have come to you to tell you that today your departure …" The wild jubilation that meet this announcement, made by West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher from the balcony of the West German Prague Embassy, drowns out the words that follow. But the message is clear: All GDR refugees encamped in the crowded Embassy in Prague would be allowed to travel to West Germany. The East German authorities contacted the West German Government in advance, and the very same night special trains are organized that carry thousands of people through the territory of the GDR to reach the West.
7 October
The GDR regime celebrates the 40th anniversary of the founding of the German Democratic Republic. Public protests are organized in East Berlin, which are broken up with force by the People's Police.
9 October
The evening of the key Monday Demonstration in Leipzig. At least 70,000 citizens march past the local Stasi headquarters; the security services decide not to intervene given the sheer numbers of peaceful demonstrators.
18 October
The Monday Demonstrations and prayers for peace are copied around the GDR. Erich Honecker is forced to resign by the Politburo.
4 November
More than 500,000 people demonstrate in East Berlin for freedom of the press, freedom of opinion and freedom of assembly, as well as for democratic reforms.
9 November
At an international press conference, Politburo member Günter Schabowski announces that a new travel regulation is to come into effect "immediately, without delay". The press conference is broadcast live on TV. As a result, thousands of Berliners from the East and West of the city make their way to the Wall. In the course of the evening, the border guards capitulate to the crowds and open the border crossings. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the end of the division of Germany and of Europe.
The Basic Law turns 60!
The Basic Law was originally promulgated on 23 May 1949 as a provisional arrangement for the Federal Republic in divided Germany. Since 3 October 1990 it has been the constitution of reunited Germany. Its 60th anniversary will be celebrated this year.
Two major events will take place in Berlin to mark this occasion: on 22 May an official ceremony will be held in the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt while on 23 May there will be a street festival in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
German Information Centre Pretoria
The German Information Centre Pretoria opened in September 2008. More information can be found here:
Aktion Afrika
"Aktion Afrika" is the name of a programme with which Germany intends to further develop its partnership with Africa, starting this year. Germany will be investing a total of 20 million euros in cultural exchange projects and programmes in 2008 to ensure even closer cooperation with African countries in the future. With this initiative Germany is consolidating its political commitment to its neighbouring continent and demonstrating that Africa has a special role to play for Germany.
Energy Efficiency Award 2010
Companies from trade and industry which have implemented innovative, exemplary measures to increase energy efficiency are invited to take part in the international Energy Efficiency Award 2010 competition.The competition is being held by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - in cooperation with Deutsche Messe. The prize money amounts to a total of 30.000 Euro.
Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Namibia
Namibia is one of the major recipients of funds from the Federal Foreign Office's Cultural Preservation Programme. For more than 20 years, projects aimed at preserving the cultural heritage in Namibia have been funded. One of the recent projects is the publication "What the Elders used to say - Namibian Perspectives on the last Decade of German Colonial Rule", a collection of oral history of different ethnic groups in Namibia.
Visa Information
Guidelines and application form can be downloaded here
German Business Portal
supports your business with Germany. It offers answers to all trade-related questions and concerns and facilitates crossborder trade in the field of goods and services – from work permit to customs duty. All information is provided in English straight to your desktop at
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