Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl died on Friday, June 16, at the age of 87. This was reported by Bild.
"Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl died this morning at his home in Ludwigshafen," the message reads.
Kohl was Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1982 to 1998. He is the only German politician who served in this capacity four times in a row.