The Guardian: Helmut Schmidt, former West German chancellor, dies aged 96
Schmidt led West Germany from 1974 to 1982 as it rose to the ranks of a global economic powerhouse
Helmut Schmidt, an elder statesman of German politics who led West Germany as it rose to become a global economic powerhouse, has died aged 96.
Schmidt’s doctor, Heiner Greten, told the German news agency dpa that he died on Tuesday afternoon in Hamburg. He had been receiving treatment at home after suffering a downturn in health earlier this week.
The docker’s grandson was the West German chancellor from 1974 to 1982, when he lost power to conservative Helmut Kohl.
WNU Editor: For someone who was a chain smoker .... he lived a long life.
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