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He was the chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990. He along with the then French President, was the architect of the Maastricht Treaty that led to the formation of the European Union. Who is being talked about here?

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Mitterand
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Helmut Kohl
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Gorbachev
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The correct option is B Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl was the chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990. He played an essential role in uniting East and West Germany and hence, became the first chancellor of united Germany after 45 years of division. Kohl was the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998. He, along with the French President Mitterand was the architect of the Maastricht Treaty which introduced Euro and established the European Union.

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