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| Helmut Kohl: Germany's ex-chancellor 'in intensive care' | |
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| Former German Chancellor and architect of reunification Helmut Kohl is in intensive care after surgery on his intestine, German media reports say. | Former German Chancellor and architect of reunification Helmut Kohl is in intensive care after surgery on his intestine, German media reports say. |
| The 85-year-old conservative is in a clinic in the south-western city of Heidelberg, Der Spiegel reports. | |
| There has been no official comment from the clinic or his office. | There has been no official comment from the clinic or his office. |
| The so-called "father of reunification" was modern Germany's longest-serving chancellor, coinciding with the peaceful end of the Cold War. | The so-called "father of reunification" was modern Germany's longest-serving chancellor, coinciding with the peaceful end of the Cold War. |
| He served as chancellor from 1982 to 1998. | He served as chancellor from 1982 to 1998. |
| Der Spiegel described his condition as "critical" (in German), quoting sources close to the former chancellor. It said he had been in intensive care for the past three weeks. | |
| According to Bunte magazine, Mr Kohl was unconscious for a long time following an operation on his intestine. | According to Bunte magazine, Mr Kohl was unconscious for a long time following an operation on his intestine. |
| The German magazine said he had a hip replacement in May and was due to go to a rehabilitation centre this month. | The German magazine said he had a hip replacement in May and was due to go to a rehabilitation centre this month. |
| Helmut Kohl is credited with bringing East and West Germany together after the fall of the Berlin Wall and - together with his French ally President Francois Mitterrand - was responsible for the introduction of the euro. | |
| In more recent years the former chancellor has been a frail figure and he has rarely been seen in public although he has spoken in support of closer European integration, says the BBC's Jenny Hill in Berlin. | |
| Mr Kohl fell from grace when a funding scandal under his leadership of the Christian Democrats came to light after he left office in 1998. |