West German Chancellor '''Helmut Kohl''' united [[East Germany|East]] and West Germany into one Germany in 1990 after the [[Berlin Wall]] was torn down. He held office from 1982 until 1998 when Gerhard Schröder of the German social-democratic party was elected chancellor. | West German Chancellor '''Helmut Kohl''' united [[East Germany|East]] and West Germany into one Germany in 1990 after the [[Berlin Wall]] was torn down. He held office from 1982 until 1998 when Gerhard Schröder of the German social-democratic party was elected chancellor. |