In the 1970s and 1980s, the German Democratic Republic was one of the most successful Olympic Games nations.

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Some cash-strapped libraries still use atlases showing fossils such as the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic.

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Derived from the German words "ost" meaning east and "nostalgie", the term refers to a nostalgic yearning for the old German Democratic Republic.

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Others began protesting at home against the misnamed German Democratic Republic.

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On 22 June 1987, U.S. intelligence concerning Rabta was shared with the Federal Ministry for Inter-German Relations, the interface between Bonn and the German Democratic Republic.

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Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.

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Mr. DERSHOWITZ: The lesson is clear, we cannot depend upon the new German Republic or any German democratic group to clean house.

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