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20/10/2019 GMT

Thirty years since the Berlin Wall came down

BBC World Service - Weekend, Thirty years since the Berlin Wall came down

Thirty years since the Berlin Wall; the chances of re-election for Justin Trudeau

It's thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but whatever happened to the last leader of East Germany? 

Also in the programme: The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has sent an unsigned letter to EU leaders asking for a further extension to Brexit, this after a vote in parliament went against him.

Plus, protests in Chile and Lebanon; and as Canadians get ready to go to the polls, we'll look at chances of re-election for Justin Trudeau?

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Farrah Jarrah, writer, radio broadcaster, and medical doctor; and Felia Allum, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Italian at the University of Bath in the UK, and an expert on mafia and organised crime.

(Image: A 200-metre segment of the Berlin wall adjoining the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Getty Images)

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