Democratic Awakening (Demokratischer Aufbruch) was an
East German opposition political movement. It was founded on 16/
17 December 1989 in
Leipzig. Leading members included
Rainer Eppelmann,
Wolfgang Schnur and
Angela Merkel. It supported rapid
German reunification and formed part of the
Alliance for Germany (Allianz für Deutschland) for the 1990
Volkskammer elections. On
August 5,
1990 it merged into the
Christian Democratic Union of Germany, ceasing to exist.
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