Kurt Waldheim
December 21, 1918 –June 14, 2007
Politician, Diplomat, Autobiographer, Military personnel, Lawyer, University teacher
Lived 88 years
- Born in
- Sankt Andrä-Wördern
- Passed away in
- Vienna
Kurt Josef Waldheim (Austrian German: [kʊrt ˈvaldhaɪm] ; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the secretary-general of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and the president of Austria from 1986 to 1992.
While he was running for the latter office in the 1986 election, the revelation of his service in Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II, and of his knowledge of Nazi atrocities as an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht, raised international controversy.
Awards: Iron Cross, Eastern Medal, War Merit Cross, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX, Order of the Smile, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, United Nations Peace Medal, Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Medal of the Crown of King Zvonimir Education: University of Vienna, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
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