Obituaries
Helmut Kohl, the long-serving former chancellor whose life in the political limelight spanned the joyous zenith of German reunification and the shattering nadir of a corruption scandal, died Friday at his home in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
June 16, 2017
World & Nation
* Re the article “At German Helm Since ‘82, Kohl Is Thriving,” Oct. 22: As a German citizen and a former partisan of Helmut Kohl, I read your report with special interest.
Nov. 5, 1996
Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s government said Wednesday that Holocaust survivors and their heirs must pay a hefty tax if they want to regain eastern German property they lost to the Nazis.
April 1, 1993
Europe: Reunification architect Helmut Kohl leaves political office after 26 years.
Sept. 14, 2002
State prosecutors in Koblenz, West Germany, said they are starting an investigation into allegations that Chancellor Helmut Kohl gave false testimony to a parliamentary corruption inquiry.
Feb. 18, 1986
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, winning a more rousing welcome than he ever received at home, promised here Tuesday to support the “peaceful revolution” in East Germany.
Dec. 20, 1989
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and visiting President Francois Mitterrand of France agreed at a meeting in Bonn that their countries should work more closely in developing policies toward the Kremlin.
Nov. 4, 1988
Chancellor Helmut Kohl is flying to Washington today to lay out West Germany’s position on key disarmament issues in three days of talks in Washington with President Reagan and key Administration and congressional officials.
Feb. 17, 1988
Kohl Rejects Tax Cuts: German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said cutting taxes is out of the question since the government has already squeezed all the savings it can out of its budget.
Aug. 19, 1996
Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl warned Germans against nationalism Tuesday and urged commitment to a united Europe as he returned to the scene of a triumphant pro-unification speech 11 years ago.
Dec. 20, 2000