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Kurt Waldheim

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kurt Waldheim , 1918-, Austrian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1971-81) and president of Austria (1986-92). He entered diplomatic service after World War II, serving in France and Canada. When Austria entered the United Nations in 1958, Waldheim was a member of its delegation. Austria's permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-68), he later served (1968-70) as Austria's foreign minister and lost (1971) an election for the presidency of Austria. Elected to a five-year term as UN secretary-general in Dec., 1971, Waldheim attempted, with little success, to end... Read more

Waldheim, Kurt
Waldheim, Kurt (b. 21 Dec. 1918). President of Austria 1986–91 Born near Vienna, he attended the university there before and after World...humiliations and was barred as a war criminal from visiting the USA. He refrained from standing for a second period in office. The Waldheim affair was a major ... Read more

Waldheim, Kurt
Waldheim, Kurt (1918– ) Austrian diplomat and statesman, President (1986–92). He was Secretary-General of the United Nations... Read more

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