He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Horst Koehler, German ex-president and IMF chief, dies at 81 An economist by training, Koehler was the first German head of state who was not a career politician. Before becoming president he was ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

BERLIN — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...

BERLIN (AP) — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments ...