BBC
Bbc: 1989: East German Leader Ousted
This BBC article describes how popular unrest which lead to the ousting of East Germany leader Erich Honecker. Examines protests on the part of East German citizens and Gorbachev's decision to remove Honecker.
PBS
Commanding Heights
This timeline of East Germany from 1945 to 1990 chronicles key events from communist domination to political and economic freedom with the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.
Other
German Propoganda: Party and Revolutionary Young Guard Firmly Allied
This site presents speeches by Communist leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker. It also details his words to the congresses of the Free German Youth between 1985 and 1989.
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel:history of Germany: The Honecker Era, 1971 89
Communist Erich Honecker replaced Ulbricht as the leader of East Germany in 1971. This accounts the history of the last years of the divided Germany.
Curated OER
Ousted West German Leader Erich Honecker
This BBC article describes how popular unrest lead to the ousting of East Germany leader Erich Honecker. Examines protests on the part of East German citizens and Gorbachev's decision to remove Honecker.