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Helmut Kohl
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl
(3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a
German
politician
of the
CDU
party. He was the last Chancellor of
West Germany
, and he stayed in office after reunification as the first Chancellor of a united Germany.
From 1969 to 1976 he was the
Minister President
of the state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
and from 1982 to 1998
Chancellor
of the Federal Republic of Germany. Kohl helped to arrange the process of
German reunification
and participated considerably in the
European
unity process. A pro-EU conservative, he was often compared to
Ronald Reagan
and
Margaret Thatcher
, two other leaders with similar views in the 1980s. In 1998, he retired as Chancellor, as the SPD won the election. His replacement was
Gerhard Schroeder
.
His involvement with the CDU donation affair, and in particular offences against party
law
is open to question.
Kohl died on the morning of 16 June 2017 in his hometown of
Ludwigshafen
, aged 87.
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Notes
- ↑
From 1 October 1982 to 2 October 1990, Helmut Kohl was
Federal Chancellor
of
West Germany
only. From 3 October 1990 until 27 October 1998, he was Federal Chancellor of the
reunified Germany
.
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President-in-Office
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Permanent President
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