He was born in 1943 to German parents in German-occupied Poland. He spent his early years living in refugee camps until his family settled in Ludwigsburg, in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Horst Kohler, a former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who became a popular German president, has died aged 81.

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an ...

Former German President Horst Köhler died in Berlin Saturday morning after a short illness, the office of current German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement. Köhler, who was ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday warned Germans not to forget that the Holocaust is part of their ...