国际英语资讯:Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dies at age 87
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Helmut">Helmut</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ludwigshafen">Ludwigshafen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1982 <span word="and">and</span> 1998 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="reunification">reunification</span>, <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Presse">Presse</span> <span word="Agentur">Agentur</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="euro">euro</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>), <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="her">her</span> "<span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> "<span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="German">German</span>," <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unify">unify</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>.</p><p><span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span>. #<span word="RIP">RIP</span> #<span word="HelmutKohl">HelmutKohl</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ludwigshafen">Ludwigshafen</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mourners">mourners</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staircase">staircase</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2002, <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="Bundestag">Bundestag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p>
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