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C26055-17 President Reagan and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany greet…
C26055-17 President Reagan and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany greeting the press in the White House rose garden. 11/30/84. Reagan White House Photographs; White House Photographic Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Helmut Kohl
C26055-17 President Reagan and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany greet…
C26055-17 President Reagan and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany greeting the press in the White House rose garden. 11/30/84. Reagan White House Photographs; White House Photographic Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
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Place of BirthLudwigshafen, Germany
Place of DeathLudwigshafen, Germany
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (b. April 3, 1930, Ludwigshafen, Germany; d. June 16, 2017, Ludwigshafen, Germany) served as Chancellor of West Germany from October 1982 to October 1990. In 1989, when the Berlin wall fell and with the political changes in East Germany, he created a plan for German reunification, which came to pass the following year. Kohl prevailed in the 1990 elections and became the Chancellor of all Germany, where he served until 1998.
Dates in Office 1982 - 1998 Chancellor
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