You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity.
Descriptionformer chancellor of West Germany (1982-1990) and then the united Germany (1990-1998)
AliasesHelmut Josef Michael Kohl
BornApril 3, 1930
CountryGermany
ProfessionPolitician; Historian; Political Scientist
Awards; Leo-Baeck-Award (Germany); Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Charlemagne Prize; Honorary Citizen Of Berlin; Honorary Citizen Of Frankfurt Am Main; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; Order Of The White Eagle; Eric-M.-Warburg-Award; Order Of The White Lion; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of St Michael And St George; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; European Hancraft Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award For International Cooperation; Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize; Robert Schuman Medal
