Helmut Kohl (1930–2017)
Author of Ich wollte Deutschlands Einheit (German Edition)
About the Author
Helmut Joseph Michael Kohl was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany on April 3, 1930. As a teenager, he become a member of the Hitler Youth and was tasked to dig charred corpses from the ashes in his hometown. He later fed ammunition to antiaircraft guns in the Bavarian Alps. In the spring of 1945, after show more surviving a heavy Allied bombing of Berchtesgaden and its environs in the Bavarian Alps, Kohl decided the war was over for him. He and a few friends set off on foot for his hometown, which was 250 miles away. He joined the Christian Democratic Union when he was 17 years old. He became the state of Rhineland-Palatinate premier in 1967, his party's national leader in 1973, and chancellor in 1982. He was chancellor for 16 years and was an important figure in the reunification of Germany. Several autobiographies and memoirs were ghostwritten under his name. He also wrote With Concern for Europe with his second wife Maike Richter. He died on June 16, 2017 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Helmut Kohl, 1997. Photo by Helene C. Stikkel / DoD. Edited by Wikimedia uploader.
Works by Helmut Kohl
L'Europe est notre destin, discours actuels, présentation et traduction de Joseph Rovan (1990) 3 copies
40 Jahre danach - Die Freiheit Kern der deutschen Frage - Bericht der Bundesregierung zur Lage der Nation im geteilten Deutschland (1985) 2 copies
Helmut Kohl Bilanzen und Perspektiven Auf dem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert Regierungspolitik 1992-1996 (1997) 1 copy
Der Kurs der CDU: Reden und Beiträge des Bundesvorsitzenden 1973-1993 (German Edition) (1993) 1 copy
Associated Works
La mise en oeuvre de l'unification allemande, 1989-1990 (Colloque, Paris, 9-12 décembre 1998) (1999) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Kohl, Helmut Josef Michael
- Other names
- Коль, Гельмут
- Birthdate
- 1930-04-03
- Date of death
- 2017-06-16
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Heidelberg University
- Occupations
- Chancellor of West Germany (1982-1990|Christian Democrat)
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1969-1976|Christian Democrat)
Chancellor of Germany (1990-1998|Christian Democrat) - Organizations
- Christian Democratic Union
- Awards and honors
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999)
Charlemagne Prize (1988) - Relationships
- Kohl, Hannelore (Erste Ehefrau)
Kohl, Walter (Sohn) - Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Place of death
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Burial location
- Alter Friedhof, Speyer, Deutschland
- Associated Place (for map)
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
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