About Helmut Kohl
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the Federal Republic from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Cold War, German reunification, and the creation of the European Union (EU). Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longest in German post-war history and is the longest for any democratically elected chancellor of Germany.
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Awards & Honors
Charlemagne Prize
honorary citizen of Europe
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Order of Queen Jelena
Eric M. Warburg Award
Osgar
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Franz Josef Strauss Award
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
Pipe Smoker of the Year
Order of Karl Valentin
German Leo Baeck Award
Point Alpha Prize
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
Financial Times Person of the Year
Robert Schuman Medal
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross special issue of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, special issue
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
honorary citizen of Berlin
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Gold Olympic Order
Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite
European handicraft prize
Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Decoration for Exceptional Merits
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin
honorary doctorate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
honorary citizen of Gdańsk
doctor honoris causa of Keiō University
Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)
honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
honorary doctorate of CEU San Pablo University
honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main
Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
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