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    • 26 June

      1984

      West German Economics Minister Otto Graf Lambsdorff steps down after the authorisation of charges made against him in the wake of the Flick donations scandal. The party funding scandal has shocked West Germany since 1982.

      Since 1975, Friedrich Karl Flick has given illegal party donations to the SPD and FDP in return for tax concessions on investments worth billions. Bonn state prosecutors bring charges of bribery and corruption against leading politician including former Economics Minister Hans Friderichs (FDP), the Flick managers Eberhard von Brauchitsch and Manfred Nemitz, and finally against Lambsdorff. On 26 February, Lambsdorff and Friderichs are acquitted of the corruption charge, but have to pay fines for tax evasion. less
    • 27 June

      1984

      Fifty-five GDR citizens have gained admittance to the West German Permanent Mission in East Berlin to force their migration to the West. The Permanent Mission temporarily shuts its doors to visitors. It does not open again until 31 July under tighter security measures.
    • 29/30 June

      1984

      Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme visits the GDR, meeting with SED General Secretary Honecker. The two statesmen issue a joint statement in which they call for a continuation of the policy of détente.
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