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    Helmut Kohl, Architect Of Germany's Reunification, Dies At 87

    The longtime German chancellor, who led West Germany and later a unified country, died Friday. Kohl helmed two vast integration projects: Germany's reunification and efforts to forge a European Union.
    by Colin Dwyer Jun 16, 2017 3 minutes
    Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, as seen in 1989, one year before he oversaw the reunification of his country.

    Updated at 2:25 p.m. ET

    Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who for more than a decade and a half helmed a country through historic upheaval, died Friday at the age of 87. The German leader's political party, the Christian Democratic Union, confirmed Kohl's death on Twitter.

    "We are in sorrow," the party tweeted.

    In a statement, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush mourned the death of his colleague and close ally, who first

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