Former German president died – ISNA

Former German President Horst Kohler, who has been a German government -run and decisive supporter of Africa, died on Saturday after a short illness on Saturday after a short illness.

“With the death of Horst Kohler, we lost a very respected and very popular person who achieved great achievements for our country and in the world,” said current German President Frank Walter Stein Meyer.

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz also praised Kohler as a “committed politician who tried for a more fair world throughout his life.”

The AFP by Kohler died in Berlin with his family in Berlin on Saturday morning.

Born in Germany in Poland in 2008, Kohler spent the main years of his life before he settled in the city of Ludwigsburg, Germany, along with his family in the refugee camps.

He was a member of the Christian Democratic Party in the field of economics, became deputy minister of finance in the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and a key role in replacing the West Germany Mark instead of the East German currency after the collapse of the Communist government in year 6. And in the process of unity of the two Germans, he did.

The former German president became the executive director of the IMF in 2008 and remained in this position until the second year before the nomination for the German presidency. Kohler also played other roles in real estate and banking services.

He became the head of the German government after being introduced by the then -opposition leader Angela Merkel. The president in Germany is a ceremonial role.

He was elected for his second presidency in year 2. But in May the following year, he resigned in an interview in an interview that critics said he supported the idea of ​​sending German military delegations abroad to secure trade routes.

In his speeches, Kohler repeatedly emphasized the importance of believing in German power and energy and creativity.

He introduced Germany as the “land of ideas” that shapes his future and acts as a good force in the world.

In foreign policy, Kohler focused a lot on Africa and visited the continent many times.

According to German officials, he was not only wise and forward -looking for him, but also morally necessary.

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