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    Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈkoːl] ; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of West...
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    Maike Kohl-Richter (née Richter; born April 1964) is best known as the second wife of the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 2008 until his death...
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    elect CDU Chairman Helmut Kohl as Chancellor in a constructive vote of no confidence. Following national elections in March 1983, Kohl emerged in firm control...
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  • 2016. Hans Peter Schwarz: Helmut Kohl. Eine politische Biographie. DVA, Munich 2012, p. 228. Hans Peter Schwarz: Helmut Kohl. Eine politische Biographie...
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  • Helmut Kohl (8 February 1943 – 26 September 1991) was an Austrian football referee and butcher best known for officiating three matches in the 1990 FIFA...
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    succeeding Richard von Weizsäcker. Following the 1994 federal election, Helmut Kohl was reelected as Chancellor for his fifth and last term. The ruling...
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    Klara Eleonore "Hannelore" Kohl (née Renner; 7 March 1933 – 5 July 2001) was the first wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She met him for the first...
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  • 1983 after Helmut Kohl wished to cement his ascension via constructive vote of no confidence (the FDP had switched from supporting Helmut Schmidt and...
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    at odds with his party colleagues, particularly longtime Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He was famous for his speeches, especially one he delivered at the 40th...
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    French President François Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl held hands during a 1984 Franco-German ceremony to honour the dead at the...
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    sons of the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Hannelore Kohl, and the brother of Peter Kohl. Walter Kohl was formerly married to Professor Christine...
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    1994 German federal election (category Helmut Kohl)
    13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly re-elected...
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  • Kohl (born 28 August 1965) is a German businessman and author, who resides in Switzerland. He is the younger son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl...
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    1983 West German federal election (category Helmut Kohl)
    led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor. The SPD/FDP coalition under Chancellor Helmut Schmidt...
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  • German chancellors: Konrad Adenauer (#1 overall) Willy Brandt (#5) Helmut Kohl (#13) Helmut Schmidt (#21) Ludwig Erhard (#27) Gerhard Schröder (#82) Neither...
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    original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2022. Kohl, Helmut (29 November 1989). "Helmut Kohl's Ten-Point Plan for German Unity". Translated by Jeremiah...
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    post-war Chancellors have all come from the CDU, more specifically: Helmut Kohl (1982–1998), Angela Merkel (2005–2021), and Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963)...
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    Helmut Kohl, the former Chancellor of Germany, died on the morning of Friday, 16 June 2017 in the Oggersheim district of Ludwigshafen, his home town,...
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    increased during the recession of 1966–1967 and the 1973 oil crisis. Under Helmut Kohl, the government also attempted to encourage immigrants to return to their...
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  • architect Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), German politician Helmut Köllen (1950–1977), German musician Helmut Krieger (born 1958), Polish shot putter Helmut Lachenmann...
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    Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈʃmɪt] ; 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of...
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  • to Peter Kohl and was the daughter-in-law of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Elif Sözen is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist from Istanbul...
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    with the sole exception of Helmut Kohl, who was elected to his first term via a constructive vote of no confidence against Helmut Schmidt. Unlike in other...
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    the Opposition went on to be directly elected Chancellor afterwards: Helmut Kohl (1976–1982) and Angela Merkel (2002–2005). "Oppositionsführer - Ein Titel...
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    integration, which he reversed. His partnership with German chancellor Helmut Kohl advanced European integration via the Maastricht Treaty, and he accepted...
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    1990 German federal election (category Helmut Kohl)
    CDU/CSU-FDP coalition was returned to office with a landslide majority, and Helmut Kohl remained chancellor. The CDU did exceptionally well in the former East...
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    office. The 9th G7 summit was the first summit for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani, and Japanese Prime Minister...
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    for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the protégée of chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later...
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    1987 West German federal election (category Helmut Kohl)
    coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor. The Greens came into parliament for the second time and...
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    The Third Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1987 elections. This cabinet oversaw the German...
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