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Helmut Kohl, Who Oversaw Germany's Reunification, Dies At 87

The former German chancellor led West Germany and later a reunified country from 1982 to 1998. His party, the Christian Democratic Union, confirmed Kohl's death on Twitter.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, as seen in 1989, one year before he oversaw the reunification of his country.

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who for more than a decade and a half helmed a country in historic upheaval, died Friday at the age of

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