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Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl dies, 87
June 16, 2017 at 12:11 pm
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BERLIN (AP) -- Helmut Kohl, the physically imposing German chancellor whose reunification of a nation divided by the Cold War put Germany at the heart of a united Europe, has died at 87.
Kohl's Christian Democratic Union Party posted on Twitter: "We are in sorrow. #RIP #HelmutKohl."
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RE: Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl dies, 87
June 16, 2017 at 12:16 pm
I don't recall much angst from the former East Germany about reunification. Just relief their long national nightmare was over.
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RE: Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl dies, 87
June 16, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Yeah. I agree. But I guess if he didn't do what all he did, we'd still have W. Ger and E. Ger.
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"Chancellor of the unification" Helmut Kohl dead
June 16, 2017 at 5:43 pm
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He was the face of conservative German politics during my childhood, hated by progressives, Gorbachev's trusted friend, co-architect of the German reunification, Angela Merkel's mentor and problematic political father figure, and last but not least, the most important person from my home state.
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RE: "Chancellor of the unification" Helmut Kohl dead
June 16, 2017 at 6:49 pm
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Carry on everyone.
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