Former German President dies

• Horst Köhler, former German President and former IMF chief, has died at the age of 81.

• Horst Köhler was the President of Germany from 2004 to 2010.

• He was the head of the IMF from 2000 to 2004. He also held several other roles in the civil service and banking.

• He played a key role in Germany's monetary unification in 1990.