
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the Federal Republic from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and the creation of the European Union (EU). Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longest in German post-war history, and is the longest for any democratically elected chancellor of Germany.
Background
- Born in
- Friesenheim
- Educated at
- Heidelberg UniversityGoethe University Frankfurt
- Awards
- 🏆 Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany🏆 Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany🏆 Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany🏆 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany🏆 Eric M. Warburg Award
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Walther Peter Fuchs
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1930
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