<P> After Germany surrendered , the Allies partitioned Berlin and Germany 's remaining territory into four military occupation zones . The western sectors , controlled by France , the United Kingdom , and the United States , were merged on 23 May 1949 to form the Federal Republic of Germany ( Bundesrepublik Deutschland ) ; on 7 October 1949 , the Soviet Zone became the German Democratic Republic ( Deutsche Demokratische Republik ) . They were informally known as West Germany and East Germany . East Germany selected East Berlin as its capital , while West Germany chose Bonn as a provisional capital , to emphasize its stance that the two - state solution was an artificial and temporary status quo . </P>
<P> After Germany surrendered , the Allies partitioned Berlin and Germany 's remaining territory into four military occupation zones . The western sectors , controlled by France , the United Kingdom , and the United States , were merged on 23 May 1949 to form the Federal Republic of Germany ( Bundesrepublik Deutschland ) ; on 7 October 1949 , the Soviet Zone became the German Democratic Republic ( Deutsche Demokratische Republik ) . They were informally known as West Germany and East Germany . East Germany selected East Berlin as its capital , while West Germany chose Bonn as a provisional capital , to emphasize its stance that the two - state solution was an artificial and temporary status quo . </P>
when was the federal republic of germany founded
when was the federal republic of germany founded
7 October 1949
7 October 1949