# Berlin Becomes Capital (1991)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1991-berlin-becomes-capital
Location: Bonn
Categories: main-event

On 20 June 1991 the Bundestag voted narrowly to move the government to Berlin. Parliament moved to the renovated Reichstag in 1999. Bonn kept some ministries.

## Why it matters
Berlin returned as the capital of united Germany.

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

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Berlin-Bonn Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Bonn_Act)