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THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 14

November 14 in history

What happened on November 14: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1990, each linked to the map that shows it.

— German–Polish Border Treaty

14 Nov 1990 — In Warsaw, the foreign ministers of united Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as their permanent border. Forty-five years after Potsdam, the frontier that uprooted millions becomes final in international law, though memories of displacement remain contested.

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