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Helmut Kohl and Erich Honecker
In 1987 West German chancellor Helmut Kohl, left, welcomed East German leader Erich Honecker, right, on a state visit. This visit was the first meeting since the end of World War II (1939-1945) between the heads of state of the two Germanys. The two countries had been gradually cooperating more since the early 1970s.
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Kohl, Helmut; Honecker, Erich; Germany, East; Germany, Federal Republic of
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