Helmut Kohl

Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany between 1982 and 1990 and of a reunited Germany between 1990 and 1998) and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998. His 16-year tenure was the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck and oversaw the end of the Cold War and the German reunifi... more

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  • Apr 3, 1930 (age 79 years)

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  • Oct 1, 1982
  • Oct 27, 1998

Chancellor of Germany of Germany

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