East German coffee crisis
1977–1978 · Event
A world coffee price spike leaves the GDR short of hard currency; the regime's 'Mischkaffee' blend sparks a rare wave of public anger.
On these timelines: Germany, Cold War, Master
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- German unification (1871)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Peace of Westphalia (1648)
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
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- Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
- Reunification of Germany (1990)
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