Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl was a prominent German politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990 and then of reunified Germany until 1998. He is best known for his role in orchestrating the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Kohl was a key figure in European integration and supported the creation of the Euro. His leadership was marked by economic reform and a focus on stability in post-Cold War Europe, making him one of the most significant figures in modern German and European history.