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Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (Der Dicke, Birne) was born on 3 April, 1930 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, is an Actor. Discover Helmut Kohl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Helmut Kohl networth?

Popular As Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (Der Dicke, Birne)
Occupation actor
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 3 April, 1930
Birthday 3 April
Birthplace Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Date of death 16 June, 2017
Died Place Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nationality Germany

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Helmut Kohl Height, Weight & Measurements

At 87 years old, Helmut Kohl height is 6' 4" (1.93 m) .

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Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Who Is Helmut Kohl's Wife?

His wife is Maike Richter (8 May 2008 - 16 June 2017) ( his death), Hannelore Kohl (27 June 1960 - 5 July 2001) ( her death) ( 2 children)

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Wife Maike Richter (8 May 2008 - 16 June 2017) ( his death), Hannelore Kohl (27 June 1960 - 5 July 2001) ( her death) ( 2 children)
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Helmut Kohl Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Helmut Kohl worth at the age of 87 years old? Helmut Kohl’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Germany. We have estimated Helmut Kohl's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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2016

Helmut Kohl earned his place in history by securing the successful reunification of Germany after the collapse of communism. His 16 years in office made him the longest-serving German chancellor since Bismarck and he was once described as the greatest European leader in the second half of the 20th Century. He was a passionate supporter of greater European integration and was one of the main architects of the Maastricht Treaty. Yet the end of his career was marred by economic problems in the old East Germany and a financial scandal within his own CDU party.

2005

In a revealing volume of autobiography, published in 2005, he alleged that her anger boiled over in December 1989 after she was obliged to sign a communique supporting German reunification"I will never forget Margaret Thatcher's angry observation: 'We have beaten the Germans twice. Now they're back.

2004

Was airlifted by the Sri Lankian Air Force after surviving the Indian Ocean tsunami in his hotel (28 December 2004).

2001

The suicide of his wife, Hannelore, in July 2001, seemed to exemplify his political and personal eclipse.

1998

'" After he lost power in elections in 1998, it was revealed that Kohl had accepted, for his party, millions of dollars of secret political donations. Despite refusing to name the donors, and despite his destroying much potentially incriminating evidence before he left the chancellery, he was spared possible corruption charges out of respect for his years of leadership. But his reputation was badly damaged. To his opponents, Helmut Kohl could be insensitive and a bully.

1990

On 3 October 1990, East Germany ceased to exist with its five historical states becoming part of the new federal republic. Kohl's drive for reunification was not welcomed by everyone, with Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir publicly opposing it. While broadly welcomed by the West, there were concerns, notably in Britain and Poland, that a strong unified Germany would come to dominate the continent. But Kohl was able to convince Gorbachev and US President George HW Bush that a united Germany would not destabilize or threaten Europe in the way Hitler's Germany had done. "George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity," he said. Kohl also made the political decision to grant East Germans immediate economic parity, even though his central bankers told him of the massive economic dislocation this would incur. They predicted correctly that Germany's economy would be badly affected for a decade. Even so, Helmut Kohl had pulled off a remarkable political coup that might not have occurred had he dithered. But the huge economic repercussions of reunification robbed him of some of the popularity he might have expected, particularly in the former East where, during one visit, he was pelted with eggs. Under his rule, the East suffered an economic collapse, with high rates of poverty and unemployment the norm. And the costs of reunification led to an economic downturn throughout Germany. He was slow to respond when neo-Nazis burned down the homes of immigrant Turkish families and hostels for refugees from Africa. He sometimes pushed aside the concerns of smaller nations to the east, like the Czechs and the Poles. And he had a strained relationship with the UK and other countries that did not share his vision of a federal Europe. Chief among Kohl's perceived antagonists was Margaret Thatcher.

1988

Had his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).

1987

In 1987 there was a groundbreaking visit to West Germany by the East German leader, Erich Honecker. It was part of Kohl's policy of detente with the East, something his party had firmly rejected just 20 years before. Two years later, the Berlin Wall came down and Kohl began the negotiations that would lead to reunification. Having realised that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's attempts to reform communism would fail, Kohl persuaded him to withdraw from East Germany, while allowing a reunited Germany to remain a member of Nato. The 350,000 Soviet troops based in the East were sent home, the costs borne by the West German government.

1983

Won four federal German elections, beating Hans-Jochen Vogel in 1983, Johannes Rau in 1987, Oskar Lafontaine in 1990 and Rudolf Scharping in 1994 before he finally lost to Gerhard Schröder in 1998.

1982

In 1982, after the Free Democrats had left the ruling coalition, he took over as chancellor from Helmut Schmidt, and would go on to win the next four general elections, staying in power for 16 years.

1980

The 1980s witnessed a golden age of German economic and political power. Together with his closest ally, France's President Mitterrand, Kohl shaped the federal ideal of the European Union and laid the groundwork for the creation of the single currency.

1976

He was the CDU's candidate for chancellor in the 1976 election, but was defeated by the Social Democrat/Free Democrat coalition of Helmut Schmidt. Four years later, Kohl looked on as another CDU candidate, and great rival, the Bavarian Prime Minister Franz Josef Strauss, also went down to defeat by Schmidt. A bear of a man, Kohl was often ridiculed for his love of food - one nickname being "Birne" or pear - and for his often clumsy provincial manner. Beyond this, Kohl's critics relentlessly mocked him for what they said was his lacklustre oratory and apparent lack of vision. But many underestimated his ability to wield power, which he managed through a complex, but highly effective, network of patronage and political cronies.

1969

Minister President of the West German Federal State Rhineland-Palatinate (1969-1976).

1930

Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was born on 3 April 1930 into a conservative, Catholic family, His political outlook was shaped by his experiences in his hometown of Ludwigshafen in the Rhineland during World War Two. Because of its huge chemical works, the town was heavily bombed and, at the age of 12, the young Helmut found himself helping to recover the charred bodies of his neighbours from the rubble. What he once described as "the blessing of a late birth" freed him from any taints of Nazism. After studying politics and law at Heidelberg University, Kohl entered politics in the German federal system where, in the Rhineland Palatinate, he rose to become the youngest Land [federal state] minister-president at the age of 39. He built up a large network of political allies and forced through important changes, among them the law that outlawed denominational schools unless 80% of the parents approved. Three years later, Kohl became national chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the dominant post-war West German political party.