Biography Of Helmut Kohl

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In June 2017 died, the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He was the leader of the country for 16 years. It was under his leadership was the unification of Germany after the end of the Cold war.

Helmut Kohl

Early years and family policy

Biography of Helmut Kohl starts on 3 APR 1930 in the small German town of Ludwigshafen. Now this town is called Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is an important industrial and economic center of the Rhineland-Palatinate.

He was the third child in a modest family tax worker from Bavaria, Hans Kohl and his wife Cecilia (nee Cord). Parents of the future policy of Helmut Kohl were opponents of national socialism in Germany and adhere to conservative views. They were Catholic, faith took in the life of the family paramount.

In early adolescence Helmut tried many jobs: he tried to breed rabbits to sell the meat and fur, breed of silkworms, and helped work on the construction site, was a longshoreman and even a truck driver.

World war II

When the war started, father and older brother went to the front. Big brother Helmut was killed during one of the battles at a young age. He was only 18 years old. The father managed to return home after the war.

Helmut Kohl growth

Like many peers, Helmut Kohl, then joined the children's organization «Deutsches Deutsches jungvolk". Twelve-year-old boy he helped to clear the debris (the city was bombed due to chemical plants), pulled the charred bodies of his neighbors.

Later on, the future statesman was mobilized in defense. In December 1944, at the age of just 14 years old, he was sent to a special training camp. Soon the war was over, so to take part in hostilities, fourteen-year-old Helmut, fortunately, was not necessary.

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Political views of Helmut Kohl (briefly, later knowledge is expanded and systematized) is formed in Ludwigshafen during the Second world war.

Education Helmut Kohl

After the war, the future politician some time worked on an ordinary barnyard, but in 1946 he returned again for a school Desk. It was necessary to continue education. Then the young Helmut joined the Christian demokraticheskoy party. After nearly thirty years of the German statesman Helmut Kohl will lead her. He will keep this post up to 1998.

Twenty years young Helmut Kohl entered the law faculty of the University in Frankfurt. After only a year, he moved to another school. Helmut Kohl continued training (only now he studied history and political science) in one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Germany – Heidelberg, named Ruprecht and Karl.

feature Helmut Kohl

After graduation, he worked as a researcher at the University of Heidelberg. At the age of twenty-eight scientific deiatelnosti Helmut Kohl has added an important achievement. He defended his thesis and received the scientific degree of doctor of philosophy. The theme of future policy was the revival of parties in Germany after 1945.

Almost immediately after, the young scientist was invited to work at the foundry in his native town. He was offered the post of assistant Directorate. A place he occupied for a short time after – became a reviewer in the Union of chemical industry.

The Beginning of a political career

The CDU (Christian demokraticheski Union) future policy started in school, and after the war he became a co-founder of “the Youth Union" in his hometown. “Union” is a youth organization with the CDU, which today is the largest youth political organization in Germany and Europe.

Since continued his political activities during studies in the University. For example, in the characterization of Helmut Kohl has lines like:

  • Board member of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate;
  • Vice-Chairman of the youth branch of the DW;
  • The Chairman of the district branch of the CDU in Ludwigshaven;
  • The head of fraction in city Council;
  • The Chairman of the faction in the Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate;
  • The branch Chairman of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate;
  • A member of the Federal office of the CDU;
  • Deputy Chairman of the CDU.

Party career politician did alone, he didn't have any influential patrons. The rise of Helmut Kohl, the service was quite fast. He formed his own team, which was based on his colleagues in the youth organization.

Kohl Helmut young

Prime Minister

In 1969, Kohl became the youngest head of government. Domestic policy of Helmut Kohl in this post was aimed at establishing a partnership between native land and French Burgundy. It also was the cause of improved relations between Germany and France.

As Prime Minister Since held a local reform in the administration, established the University of Trier (now Technical University of Kaiserslautern). Under his the patronage of the Rhineland-Palatinate became one of the most developed scientific and industrial regionsGermany. The politician was Prime Minister of the land until 1976.

Failed elections and the opposition

In the elections to the Bundestag in 1976 Kohl first ran for the role of Chancellor. The CDU received more than 38 % of the vote – for them it was a great result. But still the political party which nominated Helmut Kohl lost the elections and came to power, the social liberals.

After an unsuccessful election, Kohl was able to maintain unity in the party, agreeing on the candidacy of Franz Josef Strauss in the next election to the Bundestag. After another defeat, Strauss returned to Bavaria, and Since continued to lead the opposition. On a post of the Chairman of the CDU he has adopted a new program where indicated to comply with the agreements with the socialist States. A member of the Bundestag he was from 1976 to 2002.

Chancellor of Germany

In 1982, Kohl became Chancellor. This fact does not miss even a short biography of Helmut Kohl. He got the position because of distrust of the previous government by the people, the growing problems in the economic and social policy. Something had to change. Was replaced by the Federal Chancellor. At that time, Kohl was the youngest German Chancellor (52).

a brief biography of Helmut Kohl

In domestic policy, the Chancellor developed the microelectronics and biotechnology, strengthened the control of the budget and disbursement of funds, limited state intervention in the German economy. When Helmut Kohl, inflation has fallen, within a few years, the indicator was at the level of about 1.5 %. At the same time (1986) Germany took a leading position in the world in terms of exports and imports. But taken and decisions that have not received popularity. For example, reduced spending on social support and the tightening of legislation on strikes, people are not very happy about that.

Kohl has repeatedly spoken about the inevitability of German unification, but did not believe that he will witness this historic event. But the situation changed in the late eighties. Then in East Germany began mass protests, and Helmut Kohl presented their “10 points” plan the unification of Germany. The unification of the country occurred earlier than planned Stake, and he entered the world history and the history of Germany as “the Chancellor of unity”.

The Main directions of foreign policy of Helmut Kohl included the establishment of good neighborly relations with Germany, the Soviet Union and other socialist States. The Chancellor has repeatedly met with Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

In 1998, the policy had to leave his post. Then the victory on elections was won by the Social democratic party.

Illegal financing of the CDU

When Kohl resigned as Chancellor, he was elected honorary Chairman of the CDU. In the next year the scandal that was associated with the discovery of Bank accounts to which transferred money to the political bloc. Kohl took full responsibility for the funds themselves. He publicly stated that this is not a bribe, and the money that are intended to support the party's local officials. He did not mention the names of the sponsors, so in 2000 I resigned authority of the Chairman unit. In 2001, the case was closed.

the activities of Helmut Kohl

Memoirs of German politics

Five years Later after a career in politics, Kohl wrote a memoir. Total planned four part autobiography. The first was dedicated to the memory of his first wife, the second covered the period of the innings, the third – ended in 1994. As for the fourth part of the memoirs, she had to cover the remaining period of the life of the policy. But Helmut Kohl died in 2017, but no information about this part and has not appeared.

Controversial statements

The Former Chancellor dictated his memoirs to a journalist, but he decided to publish his memoirs without permission policy. A scandal erupted because a politician in the interviews were very candid, and gave unpleasant characteristics of his contemporaries. Since he indicated that we should send to the press, and that – in a drawer. But the reporter made the copy from which molded my book. Kohl tried to ban the publication, but the court admitted a copy of the property of the reporter.

Personal life former Chancellor

At thirty years old politician married the translator Hannelore Renner. To this marriage were born two sons. The wife of Helmut Kohl, who was suffering from a severe form of an allergic reaction to daylight, committed suicide in 2001.

As first lady, wife of nick behaved yourself, it was restrained and polite, was in the shadow of her husband, refusing to give any comments about the policy. Hannelore made a significant contribution to the charity, took part in several TV programs, participated in entertainment shows.

Helmut Kohl

Their children, the first lady managed to extricate from the press and the fame associated with his father. They served in the army, studied in the United States. Walter married, settled in Frankfurt, Peter married the daughter of a businessman from Turkey, lives in London. Walter Since then has repeatedly said that his father didn't devote time to family, is constantly engaged in just work.

Second wife-Maike Richter, an economist. Marriage with her Kohl concluded in 2008, when he was treated after the injuryof the brain resulting from a fall. Mike Richter also works as a journalist, she is an employee of the Ministry of economy of Germany.


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