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Also known as Kurt Josef Waldheim, Kurt Waclawik

Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)

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Kurt Waldheim was an Austrian politician and diplomat who served as the United Nations Secretary-General from 1971 to 1981, making him one of the most prominent international figures of that era. His career and legacy remain significant in discussions of post-World War II European history and international diplomacy.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1918
Works
13

Top works

  • Un métier unique au monde
  • The challenge of peace
  • Der österreichische Weg
  • Bilanz der österreichischen Aussenpolitik
  • Worauf es mir ankommt

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Acting · Sankt Andrä-Wördern, Lower Austria, Austria

Kurt Waldheim was the United Nations secretary-general from 1972-81 and the president of Austria from 1986-92.

Known for

  • A History of Antisemitism — Self - Politician (archive footage)2022
  • The Waldheim Waltz — Himself (archive footage)2018
  • Stealing Klimt — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Waldheim: A Commission of Inquiry1988
  • World in Action1963

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1918
Active to
2007

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Listeners
364
Total plays
722

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Kurt Waldheim was an Austrian politician and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981. In 1977, along with the current U.S. President James Carter, recorded a greeting to extraterrestrial life on the Golden Record carried by the Voyager 1 space probe. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kurt+Waldheim">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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date of birth
1918-12-21
date of death
2007-06-14
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Kurt Josef Waldheim ( Austrian German: [kʊrt ˈvaldhaɪm] ; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was a member of the Nazi Party, and later an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), and later became 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.

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