In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR, which for a long time was commemorated by a public holiday in the Federal Republic of Germany. When was that?
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Correct answer to question 186: 17 June
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On 17 June 1953 workers and citizens in the GDR rose up against the SED regime; the uprising was crushed with the help of Soviet tanks. Until 1990, 17 June was a public holiday in West Germany called Day of German Unity.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Im Jahr 1953 gab es in der DDR einen Aufstand, an den lange Zeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ein Feiertag erinnerte. Wann war das?
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