Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 1990 to 1998 and, prior to German reunification, as the chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and the creation of the European Union (EU). Kohl’s 16-year tenure is the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck, and is the longest for any democratically elected chancellor of Germany.
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl is a German doctor and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), she was president of the People's Chamber of East Germany from April to October 1990. During this time, she was also the interim head of state of East Germany, holding both posts until the state's merger into West Germany in October. She was the youngest, only female and the last head of state of East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, she served in the government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, first as Minister for Special Affairs, one of five appointed in 1991 to provide representation for the last East German government in the Kohl cabinet, then as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health for the remainder of Chancellor Kohl's time in office.
Lothar de Maizière is a German former Christian Democratic politician. In 1990, he served as the head of the first and only democratically elected government of East Germany, holding this office during the final months before German reunification. Subsequently he briefly served as a minister in the new government of the unified Federal Republic of Germany until his past as a Stasi informant was revealed.
Events in the year 1926 in Germany.
Events in the year 1930 in Germany.
Events in the year 1936 in Germany.
Events in the year 2012 in Germany.
Events in the year 2014 in Germany.
Events in the year 1949 in the Allied-occupied Germany, then in West Germany and East Germany.
Events in the year 1960 in Germany.
Events in the year 1963 in Germany.
Events in the year 1964 in Germany.
Events in the year 1976 in Germany.
Events in the year 1980 in Germany.
Events in the year 1985 in Germany.
Events in the year 1992 in Germany.
This list details notable events occurring in 2017 in Germany. Major events included the death of Helmut Kohl, the legalization of same-sex marriage and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) enters the Bundestag for the first time.
Events in the year 2018 in Germany.
Events in the year 2019 in Germany.
This article encompasses events, births, and deaths from 2022 in Germany, as well as predicted and scheduled events which have yet to happen.
1990 in West Germany 
1990 in East Germany 
