Riggo-toni Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Rip sir. Kohl triumphed over skeptics to deliver German reunification and the euro A towering figure of post-war European politics, Helmut Kohl pushed through German reunification and was a driving force behind the creation of the euro during a 16-year reign as German chancellor that spanned the tumultuous final decades of the 20th century. Kohl died on Friday morning at his home in Ludwigshafen, according to German media. He was 87. A bear of a man whose provincial accent and unvarnished folksy style led opponents to underestimate him in his early years, Kohl was a passionate advocate of European integration whose outlook was shaped by the two world wars that ravaged Europe and claimed the lives of his brother and uncle. Together with French President Francois Mitterrand, the enigmatic socialist with whom he developed an unlikely personal bond, Kohl helped steer a peaceful course for the continent during the twilight years of the Soviet Union, when the foundations of Europe's post-war order crumbled and had to be reset. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19729K?feedType=RSS&feedName=newsOne&google_editors_picks=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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