June 12, 1987 marked a defining moment in President Ronald Reagan’s legacy when he gave his famous “tear down this wall” speech directed towards Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan delivered his speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin following the G7 summit meeting in Venice. The line, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” resonated on both sides of the Berlin Wall, reaching East and West Germans. The Wall stood as a bleak symbol of the Cold War, dividing Berlin for almost three decades. The Soviet-backed government in East Germany had erected it in haste to prevent mass migration to the West and protect the Soviet Bloc. The Wall was almost 27 miles long and was heavily guarded. After President Reagan’s moving speech, the German people finally tore down the barrier on November 9, 1989. Today, a piece of the Berlin Wall stands near President Reagan’s final resting place in Simi Valley, California, serving as an inspiring symbol of the moral courage and vision it took to overcome tyranny in the Cold War.
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