Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Angela Merkel has praised Horst Koehler for his ... Horst Koehler was the head of the IMF before becoming Germany’s president in 2004 Credit: Getty Images North America But in May the following ...

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

BERLIN — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...

A crisis-ridden, politically unstable Germany is coping with a brash and unpredictable Trump presidency. Germans look set to alter course and push for more independence after snap elections on Feb. 23 ...

Germany's former president Horst Koehler ... after being put forward by then opposition leader Angela Merkel, who went on to become chancellor. He was elected for a second term in 2009 but ...

Nigeria has condoled with the people and government of Germany over the death of their ... popular with the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose choice he was for the presidency ...

Koehler, an economist by training, was the first German president ... became Germany's head of state, a mostly ceremonial role, after being put forward by then opposition leader Angela Merkel ...