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Bush welcomes East Germany's first free parliamentary elections

On March 18, 1990, East Germany (the GDR) held its first free parliamentary elections; the White House issued a statement praising the peaceful vote and urging prompt negotiations on German reunification and European security arrangements.

Bush welcomes East Germany's first free parliamentary elections

The administration's response signaled U.S. support for the GDR's democratic transition and framed Washington's role in subsequent diplomacy over German reunification and post‑Cold War European order.

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