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Former German leader Helmut Kohl in intensive care

Former German leader Helmut Kohl in intensive care
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By Everton Gayle
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is in intensive care, according to reports.

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Cole, who was leader of Germany from 1982 to 1998, has had intestinal surgery and is recovering in the University hospital of Heidelberg, says German magazine Bunte.

The 85-year-old recently had a hip operation and is confined to a wheelchair.

He is widely regarded as the man behind German reunification and the driver, alongside former French President François Mitterrand, of the Maastricht Treaty, which precipitated the European Union.

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