The former President of Germany, Horst Koehler, is dead. Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday at the age of 81 after a brief illness.
This was disclosed by the German presidency, in a terse statement, saying, “Koehler passed away early this morning in Berlin after a short, serious illness surrounded by his family.” Horst Köhler was born on February 22, 1943, in Skierbieszów, which was then part of Nazi-occupied Poland.
His family was of German descent and later resettled in Leipzig, East Germany, before fleeing to West Germany in 1953.
May his soul Rest in Peace!