Here's a look a the life of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

Personal: Birth date: April 3, 1930

Birth name: Helmut Michael Kohl

Birth place: Ludwigshafen am Rhine (now Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany

Father: Hans Kohl, a civil servant

Mother: Cacilie (Schnur) Kohl

Marriages: Maike (Richter) Kohl (May 8, 2008 - present); Hannelore (Renner) Kohl (June 27, 1960 - July 5, 2001, her death)

Children: with Hannelore: Peter, 1965, and Walter, 1963

Education: University of Frankfurt; University of Heidelberg, PhD, 1958

Religion: Roman Catholic

Other Facts: Kohl worked hard for German reunification, campaigning in East Germany for the CDU party and getting NATO and the Soviet Union's approval.

Timeline: 1947 - Begins working in the Christian Democratic Union.

1959-1976 - Serves in the legislature of the West German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

1969-1976 - Serves as Minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate.

June 12, 1973-September 27, 1998 - Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union.

October 1976-October 2, 1990 - A member of the Bundestag, West Germany's lower house of parliament.

October 1, 1982-October 2, 1990 - Chancellor of West Germany

1988 - Along with then French President Francois Mitterrand, Kohl receives the Charlemagne Award for efforts towards European unification.

October 3, 1990 - West and East Germany are reunified.

October 3, 1990 - September 27, 1998 - Chancellor of Germany

October 3, 1990 - September 12, 2002 - A member of Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament

1992 - Chairman of the Group of Seven

October 1998 - Is named Honorary Citizen of Europe for his work in the integration of Europe,

April 20, 1999 - Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton at the White House.

November 30, 1999 - Admits that he accepted anonymous political donations between 1993 and 1998, totaling more than $1 million. Acceptance of such funds is a crime under German law.