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Helmut Kohl ended up in intensive care
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl was in intensive care after undergoing intestinal surgery. According to German media, he is in the intensive care unit at a clinic in Heidelberg.
Der Spiegel calls Kohl's condition critical. According to the publication, the former chancellor has been in intensive care for three weeks. Bunte magazine reports that Kohl was unconscious for a long time.
There has been no official confirmation of this information. Representatives of Kohl and the clinic in Heidelberg do not comment on the hospitalization of the former chancellor.
In recent years, after suffering a stroke, Kohl moved around in a wheelchair (English).
- Helmut Kohl served as chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998. For 25 years he was chairman of the Christian Democratic Union.
- Kohl is called the "father of reunification" of Germany - the unification of the country took place in 1990, when he headed the government of Germany. In addition, as chancellor, Kohl developed a strong relationship with French President François Mitterrand, which promoted European integration. Together with Mitterrand, he prepared the introduction of a common European currency.