Wolfgang Schäuble
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Wolfgang Schäuble was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German
Schäuble in 2006
Schäuble in early years
Schäuble (front centre) as Federal Minister of the Interior, 1989
Schäuble in 2007
Helmut Kohl
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Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Co
Wolfgang Schäuble
…was a member of the Bundestag until his death. His ministerial career began in 1984 when he was appointed minister for special affairs by chancellor Helmut Kohl. In a 1989 reshuffle, Schäuble was appointed minister of the interior, and he led negotiations for reunification on behalf of the Federal Republic of…
Kohl in 1996
Kohl as the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate state party chairman
Kohl in 1969
Kohl at the CDU national party convention in Hamburg, 1973