RIP Helmut Schmidt
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:08 pm
German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies at 96
Helmut Schmidt, who served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, has died aged 96, his office says.
Mr Schmidt, who was a Social Democrat, was an architect of the European Monetary System, which linked EU currencies and helped pave the way to the euro. He also helped to consolidate Germany's post-war economic boom.
Helmut Schmidt, who served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, has died aged 96, his office says.
Mr Schmidt, who was a Social Democrat, was an architect of the European Monetary System, which linked EU currencies and helped pave the way to the euro. He also helped to consolidate Germany's post-war economic boom.