“makes a living telling the world that Austria is anti-Semitic. What else can he do?”
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Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II.
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politics · Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990) · politician · diplomat · lawyer · war correspondent · jurist · also Bruno Kreisky, Kreisky
Born 22 January 1911 · Died 29 July 1990 · Q44517
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1990· 1 entry
Died 1990-07-29.
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1989· 1 entry
But after Kreisky's death nine months later, his heirs refused to pay
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1986· 1 entry
Wiesenthal filed a libel lawsuit (although Kreisky had the power to declare immunity if he so chose), and when Kreisky later accused Wiesenthal of being an agent of the Gestapo, working with the Judenrat in Lvov, these a
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1983).
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Sent a letter to the Soviet premier Yuri Andropov demanding the release of dissident Yuri Orlov, but Andropov left Kreisky's letter unanswered
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1982· 1 entry
A maternity allowance payable for 16 weeks was introduced for self-employed women
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1980· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Karl Valentin (1980).
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Austria established informal relations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation
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1979· 1 entry
Restrictions on redundancy and the dismissal of employees were made
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1976· 1 entry
The Bruno Kreisky Foundation for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights was founded to mark Kreisky's 65th birthday
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1975· 3 entries
Awarded Freedom Award (1975).
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And 1979 elections, each time winning comfortable majorities in the Nationalrat
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Kreisky proposed that his Social Democratic Party should form a coalition with the Freedom Party, headed by Friedrich Peter, a former SS-Obersturmführer; Kreisky supported Peter and said that Wiesenthal was a "crypto-rac
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1971· 1 entry
Career landmark: Federal minister of National Defence (1971–1971).
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1970· 2 entries
Kreisky wanted to demonstrate that he was indeed "Chancellor of all Austrians", and appointed four politicians with Nazi backgrounds to his cabinet
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Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Austria (1970–1983).
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1966· 1 entry
The ÖVP under Klaus won an absolute majority in the Nationalrat
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Orden wider den tierischen Ernst (1961).
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1959· 1 entry
Career landmark: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (1959–1966).
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1956· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the National Council of Austria (1956–1983).
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1953· 2 entries
Was appointed Undersecretary in the Foreign Affairs Department of the Austrian Chancellery, and in this position he took part in negotiating the 1955 Austrian State Treaty, which ended the four-power occupation of Aus
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Career landmark: Secretary of State (1953–1959).
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1950· 1 entry
Returned to Vienna, where Federal President Theodor Körner appointed him Assistant Chief of Staff and political adviser
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1935· 1 entry
And sentenced to one year in prison for his underground political activity
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1934· 1 entry
When the Socialist Party was banned by the Dollfuss dictatorship, he became active in underground political work
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1931· 1 entry
Left the Jewish religious community, becoming agnostic
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1929· 1 entry
Began studying law at the University of Vienna at the advice of Otto Bauer, who urged him to study law rather than medicine, as he had originally planned
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1927· 1 entry
Joined the Young Socialist Workers against the wishes of his parents
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1911· 1 entry
Born 1911-01-22.
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