<P> The removal of Hungary 's border fence with Austria occurred in 1989 during the collapse of communism in Hungary , which was part of a broad wave of revolutions in various communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe . The dismantling of the electric fence along Hungary 's 240 kilometres ( 149 mi ) long border with Austria was the first fissure in the `` Iron Curtain '' that had divided Europe for more than 40 years , since the end of World War II , and caused a chain reaction in East Germany that ultimately resulted in the demise of the Berlin Wall . </P>
<P> The removal of Hungary 's border fence with Austria occurred in 1989 during the collapse of communism in Hungary , which was part of a broad wave of revolutions in various communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe . The dismantling of the electric fence along Hungary 's 240 kilometres ( 149 mi ) long border with Austria was the first fissure in the `` Iron Curtain '' that had divided Europe for more than 40 years , since the end of World War II , and caused a chain reaction in East Germany that ultimately resulted in the demise of the Berlin Wall . </P>
when did hungary open its borders with austria
when did hungary open its borders with austria
1989
1989