A political leader in the Federal Republic of Germany, Helmut Kohl (born 1930) became chancellor in 1982 at the head of a coalition of three political parties. He stressed symbolic reconciliation with Germany's enemies from World War II. Helmut Kohl...

Helmut Kohl is a Christian Democratic politician and statesman in Germany. He was Chancellor of the coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in 1982–98, a record 16...

Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (West Germany between 1982 and 1990) and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from...

Shed no tears for Helmut Kohl and his quick plunge from the mountaintop of political glory to the pits of disgrace and criminal investigation. He earned both the heights and the depths. One will never cancel out the other. It is axiomatic in...

The enthusiastic reception President Reagan received from the European right during his visit to West Germany proved that the United States is a participant in an international ideological conflict. Many of the most vocal pro-American elements in West Germany do not admire our...

Helmut Kohl has always been grateful that he benefited from the "grace of late birth." Though forced into the Hitler Youth, Kohl was too young to be drafted into the Nazi war machine and sent to the front.But he did not escape the torments of...