Kohl, Helmut (1930 - )

Helmut Kohl (walking) (Photo: European Commission)

Kohl, Helmut (1930 - )

German Chancellor from 1982 to 98. He led Germany during its reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Kohl promoted the Treaty of Maastricht, in close co-operation with the French President Mitterrand, in 1991.

Notes

• In 1998 an EU summit in Vienna made Kohl the "European citizen of honour".
• The only other recipient of that honour was  Jean Monnet in 1974.

Links

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