Democratic Awakening
Democratic Awakening Demokratischer Aufbruch | |
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| Abbreviation | DA |
| Leaders | Wolfgang Schnur Rainer Eppelmann |
| Founded | 29 October 1989 |
| Dissolved | 4 August 1990 |
| Merged into | Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) |
| Headquarters | East Berlin |
| Membership (1989) | 10.000 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy German unionism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Black |
Democratic Awakening (German: Demokratischer Aufbruch; also translated as Democratic Beginning) was an East German political movement and political party that was active during the Revolutions of 1989 and in the period leading up to the German reunification. While it was a relatively minor party, it took part in the first democratically elected government in East Germany in 1990, and is especially known because future Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel started her political career within the party.