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Who did Helmut Kohl succeed as Chancellor of Germany?

  • Willy Brandt

  • Konrad Adenauer

  • Helmut Schmidt

  • Gerhard Schröder

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Helmut Kohl succeeded Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany in 1982. He held this position until 1998, making his 16-year tenure the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck.
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