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Helmut Kohl
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Archival Overview
Architect of German Reunification and Honorary Citizen of Europe; steered the creation of the Euro and European integration after the Cold War.
Biographical Record
Helmut Kohl was a German statesman who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany 1982–1990 and of unified Germany 1990–1998). As the longest-serving German chancellor since Bismarck, he seized the historic window created by the fall of the Berlin Wall to achieve German reunification and co-authored the Maastricht Treaty.
Architect of German Reunification and Honorary Citizen of Europe; steered the creation of the Euro and European integration after the Cold War.
Key Life Milestones
German Reunification
Successfully unified East and West Germany within 11 months of the fall of the Berlin Wall with the consent of all four Allied powers.
The Maastricht Treaty
Signed the Treaty on European Union, committing member states to monetary union and establishing the European Union.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialLudwigshafen, Germany