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Helmut Kohl

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Helmut Kohl (1930-2017) served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and as the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998.

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Helmut Kohl (left) and Mikhail Gorbachev holding a bunch of flowers together

Russia's Gorbachev: Hero or failure?

Russia's Gorbachev: Hero or failure?

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was seen as a hero in the West, yet remains controversial in Russia.
HistoryAugust 31, 2022
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Where German Chancellors go on summer vacation

Where German Chancellors go on summer vacation

Summertime — vacation time. Also for Germany's head of government.
TravelJuly 26, 20229 images
Angela Merkel in 2005 and 2020

Angela Merkel: 16 years as German chancellor

Angela Merkel: 16 years as German chancellor

DW looks back at some major moments in her long tenure.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202116 images
Rheinland-Pfalz State Premier Malu Dreyer (center) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (third from left) visiting a flood-hit village in western Germany

German floods and political moments 

German floods and political moments 

Germany has seen multiple floods in recent decades, with top politicians' visits often marking key historical moments.
PoliticsJuly 18, 20219 images
A photo of Helmut Kohl in 1978.

German parliament agrees to set up Helmut Kohl foundation

German parliament agrees to set up Helmut Kohl foundation

The foundation will honor the former chancellor's political legacy, which includes German reunification.
PoliticsMay 7, 2021
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl toast after signing common declarations and 10 bilateral conventions and accords at the Bonn chancellery

Gorbi and the Germans: Mikhail Gorbachev at 90

Gorbi and the Germans: Mikhail Gorbachev at 90

DW looks at the special relationship between Germany and the first and only president of the Soviet Union.
PoliticsMarch 2, 202111 images
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Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2017 Ines Pohl

Kohl makes history - again

Ines Pohl
Commentary
PoliticsJuly 1, 2017
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The self-destruction of Kohl's legacy

Jens Thurau
Commentary
PoliticsJune 25, 2017
Felix Steiner

A funeral fit for a pharaoh

Felix Steiner
Commentary
PoliticsJune 20, 2017