In 1991, Germany finally regained full sovereignty four decades after World War II
After forty-five years of division and limited control, the Two Plus Four Agreement finally restored Germany's full legal status as a single, independent nation, marking the formal end of the Cold War era.
On March 15, 1991, Germany officially regained its full sovereignty, ending a long period of international oversight that began after World War II. For decades, the four Allied powers—the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union—held legal authority over Berlin and Germany as a whole. This treaty, known as the Two Plus Four Agreement, formally relinquished all remaining Allied rights and responsibilities.
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