Chancellorship

of Helmut
Kohl
PRESENTED BY ANGELO A. GONZALES
1990 The history of Germany since 1990 spans the
period following the Reunification of Germany,
when West Germany and East Germanywere

German reunited after being divided during the Cold

War.

Modern Germany after 1990 is referred to by historians

History
as the Berlin Republic (Berliner Republik).

This time period is also determined by the

ongoing process of the "inner reunification" of
the formerly divided country.
Timeline of Kohl's Chancellorship
IN A REUNITED GERMANY (1990-1998) FIVE NEW STATES HELMUT KOHL
AFTER THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL IN 1989 ON OCTOBER 3.

1990, the German Elections for new state The reunified Berlin · December 2 marks
Democratic Republic parliaments were held became the capital of the first elections for
was dissolved, five in the five states on Germany on October 3, the city parliament aft
states were recreated October 14, and the although the govern reunification.
(Brandenburg, 'christian Democratic no it continued to have
Mecklenburg- Union of Germany its seat in Bonn until
Vorpommern, Saxony, became the largest 1999.
Saxony-Anhalt and party in all state except
Thuringia) and the new Brandenburg, where u
states became part of Social Democratic
the Federal Republic of Party of Germany
Germany, an event became the largest
known as the German party.
Reunification.
Timeline of Kohl's Fourth Term
KOHL'S FOURTH TERM THE FIRST FEDERAL ELECTION 1 AFTER
REUNIFICATION, THE GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTION, 1990, TOOK IN
DECEMBER 2 IN THAT YEAR.

Chancellor Helmut Kohl
was officially elected to a
fourth term today, but
members of Parliament
gave him only a single vote
more than the required
majority, suggesting that his
new Government may be
weak and perhaps short-
lived.
· After the result was
announced, a beaming Mr.
Kohl pledged to devote
himself to the twin
challenges of German and
European unity. "
· But the vote today Rudolf Scharping, the · he closeness of last
was secret, and it is Social Democratic month's election and
normal in Germany for leader who ran against today's parliamentary
some anonymous Chancellor Kohl in last vote engendered
renegades to vote month's election, is predictions that
against the wishes of likely to be a major Chancellor Kohl's new
their party leaders. figure in the new Government will be
Parliament and is weak and liable to
considered the early collapse.
probable Social
Democratic candidate
for Chancellor in 1998.
Timeline of Kohl's Fifth Term

· After months of He will apparently seek After more than 14 Unemployment stands
speculation about his a mandate to cement years in office, he is at a postwar record of
intentions and health, Germany into a unified already his country's 4.7 million, or 12.2
Chancellor Helmut Europe and lead the longest-serving percent, while global
Kohl announced today national Government postwar Chancellor and European
that he would run for back to Berlin. and the most durable economic pressures
an unparalleled fifth German leader since have confronted many
four-year term in Bismarck, who unified Germans with the
elections next year. Germany in 1871 and unsettling prospect
served for more than 19 that their generous
years. welfare state and social
networks will be
eroded.
Chancellorship
of Gerhard
Schröder

PRESENTED BY ANGELO A. GONZALES

Timeline of Schröder's First Term
· CHANCELLOR SCHRÖDER SUPPORTED THE WAR ON TERROR FOLLOWING
THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, AND
GERMANY SENT FORCES TO AFGHANISTAN.

Joschka Fischer, a Helmut Kohl Johannes Rau at the · In 1999, Germany

leading Green politician, subsequently resigned German Evangelical partially adopted the
became Vice Chancellor Church Assembly in 2001
as honorary party Euro, which
and Foreign Minister. In 1999, J. nannes Rau was
chairman, and in 2000, elected President of
completely replaced
· Shortly after the
Wolfgang Schäuble Germany. the Deutsche Mark as
formation of the
resigned as party · Rau had tried to be the currency of
government, Minister of
Finance Oskar Lafontaine,
chairman. elected President for Germany in 2002.
· Angela Merkel, the several years. · Several German cities,
a former SPD chairman
Secretary General of · A large tax reform was notably Dresden and
and rival of Schröder,
implemented in 2000.
resigned from the the CDU since 1998, Magdeburg,
· Germany took part in the
cabinet. emerged as a leading NATO war against
experienced severe
· In 1998, it became figure in the party and Yugoslavia in 1999, when flooding during the
known that the CDU/CSU was elected German forces saw 2002
had received anonymous chairwoman in 2000. combat for the first time · European floods.
funding. since World War II.
Timeline of Schröder's Second Term
In 2002, Edmund Germany and France · Köhler, who was · · However, Germany,
Stolber was the vehemently opposed previously relatively supported the United
candidate for the 2003 Iraq War, unknown in Germany, States militarily in
Chancellor for the leading the quickly became one of other parts of the
CDU/CSU, the first time administration of the country's most world, notably in the
a CSU politician was George W. Bush to popular politicians. Horn of Africa and
chancellor candidate label Germany and · After losing this vote, Kuwait.On May 23,
since the candidacy of France as the Old
Franz Josef Strauss in
as intended, on July 1, 2004, Horst Köhler, the
Europe, as opposed to Chancellor Schröder former head of the
1980. the countries (mainly
· Both CDU/CSU and was able task President International Monetary
former east bloc Horst Köhler to call Fund and a CDU
the SPD polled 38.5% in countries) that
the German federal new federal elections. politician, was elected
supported the war. President of Germany.·
election, 2002.
· Since the Greens
became larger than the
liberals, Gerhard
Schröder's government
was reelected.
Chancellorship
of Angela
Merkel

PRESENTED BY ANGELO A. GONZALES

Timeline of Merkel's 1st-2nd Term
ANGELA MERKEL 2006 • THE GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTION, 2005
RESULTED IN A STALEMATE FOR BOTH MAJOR PARTIES, SPD AND
CDU/CSU,

as they The most the Under Merkel, In the German federal Among the major
same number of seats, Germany hosted the election, 2009, the German political
but not enough to form 2007 G8 summit in CDU/CSU and the FDP projects initiated in this
a majority without the Heiligendamm. won a majority and term are the energy
support of several · Mecklenburg.• In Angela Merkel could f transition
smaller This was January 2009 the a coalition with the (Energiewende) [In
resolved on November German government liberals, the Cabinet fact, it was the previous
11, 2005, when both approved a €50 billion Merkel II. government which
parties agreed to form a economic stimulus · Guido initiated the exit from
grand coalition led by plan to protect several• Westerwellebecame nuclear power.
Angela Merkel who sectors from a the new Vice
became the first female downturn and a Chancellor.
Chancellor of Germany subsequent rise in · The Social Democrats
unemployment rates. did especially poorly in
the election.
Timeline of Merkel's Chancellorship
THIRD TERM IN DECEMBER 2013, THE GRAND COALITION WAS RE-
ESTABLISHED IN A THIRD MERKEL CABINET.

The FDP Liberals are Major political projects Germany was affected In October 2018,
not present in the of the second grand by the European Merkel announced
Bundestag for the first coalition under Merkel migrant crisis in 2015 that she had decided
time. are the legislation for a as it became the final not to run for re-
Since 2014, the newly general destination of choice election in the 2021
established conservative minimumwage in for many asylum federal election. In
Alternative for Germany Germany and various seekers from Africa August 2019, 67% of
(AfD) party were elected welfare reforms, and the Middle East Germans wanted
for various Landtag including entering the EU. Merkel to stay until the
mandates. pensionreforms. end of her term in
2021, while only 29%
wanted her to step
down earlier.
 DANKE!!!

Für das Deutsche Vaterland!!!