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BERLIN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl died at his home in Germany's Ludwigshafen on Friday at the age of 87, according to German local media Focus Online.
Kohl served as German chancellor between 1982 and 1998 and is well known as the "chancellor of unity," for his active political plan bringing west and east Germany together. He was also hailed for his contribution to Europe integration, European single currency and market.
In 2002, Kohl resigned from lower house of the parliament Bundestag and officially left politics.
He began fighting with illness and had an operation on his intestines two years ago, since then his condition gradually worsened. Enditem
