# German Reunification (1990)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1990-german-reunification
Location: Berlin
Categories: main-event

After the Two Plus Four Treaty with the four wartime Allies, the GDR joined the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990. Germany was fully sovereign. It confirmed the Oder-Neisse border with Poland.

## Why it matters
It ended 45 years of division.

Ruler at the time: [Helmut Kohl](https://germany-history.com/rulers/helmut-kohl)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – German reunification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification)
- [Wikipedia – Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Final_Settlement_with_Respect_to_Germany)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – German reunification](https://www.britannica.com/topic/German-reunification)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Final-Settlement-with-Respect-to-Germany)