“With the death of Horst Koehler, we have lost a highly esteemed and extremely popular person who achieved great things -- for our country and in the world,“ President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a letter to Koehler’s widow.
He passed away in Berlin in the early hours, surrounded by his family.
Before becoming president he was the head of the International Monetary Fund in Washington.
He became Germany’s head of state, a mostly ceremonial role, 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.
‘Land of ideas’
He promoted Germany as a “land of ideas” that would shape its own future and act as a force for good in the world.
“He never tired of pointing out the importance and potential of the African continent for global development,“ wrote Sven Behnke, the head of the ex-president’s office, on Saturday.
Koehler was the United Nations’ envoy to Western Sahara from 2017 to 2019, leading UN efforts to end the decades-old conflict between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front.
Koehler “has given a great deal” to Germany, said Steinmeier.
“We will remember him as a stroke of luck for our country.”
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