Helmut Kohl

Also known as Helmut Josef Michael Kohl, Kohl, Dr. Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)

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Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician, historian, and political scientist. Born in 1930 in Ludwigshafen, he served as the sixth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1982 to 1998. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union, which he led, and served as a member of the German Bundestag. His citizenship included the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany, and Germany.

Kohl participated in World War II and was involved in several elections, including the 1976, 1983, 1987, and 1999 contests. He received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, the Charlemagne Prize, the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, and the Order of the White Lion. He was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt and Heidelberg University.

He was married to Hannelore Kohl and Maike Kohl-Richter, and they had two children, Walter and Peter Kohl. A Catholic, he spoke German and worked in Mainz, Bonn, and Berlin. He authored 60 works and is recognized in the German Chancellors and Presidential Medal Of Freedom collections.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1930
Works: 60

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Ludwigshafen, Germany

Helmut Kohl was a German politician. He was the sixth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1982 to 1998.

Known for

Die Baseballschlägerjahre — Self (Archive Footage)2025
The Queen and the Prime Ministers — Sig selv (arkiv)2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War — Self (archive footage)2024
In the Grip of Gazprom — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble — Self (archive footage)2022
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! — Self (archive footage)2021
Hannelore Kohl - Die erste Frau — Self (archive footage)2020
Laboratory Greece — Self (archive footage)2019
1989 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl — Self (archive footage)2017

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Official website

helmut-kohl.de →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Michael
Family name: Kohl
Gender: male
Citizenship: Nazi Germany
Place of death: Ludwigshafen
Spouse: Hannelore Kohl
Child: Peter Kohl
Occupation: Chancellor of Germany
Position held: member of the German Bundestag
Educated at: Heidelberg University
Political party: Christian Democratic Union
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Religion: Catholic Church
Participant in: 1990 German federal election
Mass: 150
Conflict: World War II
Official website: www.helmut-kohl.de
Image: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F074398-0021, Bonn, Pressekonferenz Bundestagswahlkampf, Kohl.jpg
Height: 195
Number of children: 2
Work location: Berlin

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Commons category: Helmut Kohl
date of birth: 1930-04-03
topic's main category: Category:Helmut Kohl
biography at the Bundestag of Germany URL: webarchiv.bundestag.de/archive/2007/0206/mdb/mdb14/bio/K/kohl_he0.html
IPA transcription: ˈhɛlmuːt ˈkoːl
birth name: Helmut Josef Michael Kohl
name in native language: Helmut Josef Michael Kohl
Commons gallery: Helmut Kohl
date of death: 2017-06-16
hashtag: HelmutKohl
catalog code: 11001165
candidacy in election: 1976 West German federal election
hair style / hair length: comb over
P10632: Helmut Kohl
member of: Christian Democratic Union
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nickname: Bimbeskanzler
different from: Helmut Kohl