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Events on Friday 7 October 1949 2
1949Founding of the Two GermaniesWest and EastThe establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (West) and the German Democratic Republic (East).
1949German Democratic Republic foundedEast Germany formed from the Soviet zoneThe Soviet occupation zone of Germany was reconstituted as the German Democratic Republic on 7 October 1949. It became the Soviet-aligned counterpart to West Germany, formalizing the postwar division of the country.