Helmut Kohl, Chancellor Who Reunited Germany, Dies at 87 Mr. Kohl held the post for 16 years, from 1982 to 1998, longer than any German leader since Bismarck. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Deadly Earthquake Hits Iran-Iraq BorderModern Love: ‘Happiness Is Incomplete’: A Refugee Couple’s Scattered LivesParliament Gets a Brexit Vote in Concession by British LeadersShe Took On Colombia’s Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.Kalashnikov, AK-47 Maker, Goes Private as Russian Government Sheds StakeSubmit Questions About our International Coverage