Kurt Waldheim

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Kurt Waldheim was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations and later as President of Austria, becoming a controversial figure due to revelations about his World War II military service.

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Kurt Waldheim canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian person
diplomat
human
politician
almaMater University of Vienna
burialPlace Vienna Central Cemetery
causeOfNotability President of Austria
Secretary-General of the United Nations
conflict World War II
countryOfBirth Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
countryOfDeath Austria
dateOfBirth 1918-12-21
dateOfDeath 2007-06-14
entryBanYear 1987
familyName Waldheim
fieldOfStudy law
givenName Kurt
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf Austrian People's Party
surface form: Austrian People’s Party
militaryBranch Wehrmacht
militaryRank Oberleutnant
name Kurt Waldheim self-link
nationality Austrian
notableFor controversy over World War II military service
numberOfChildren 3
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
officeEnd 1981-12-31
1992-07-08
officeStart 1972-01-01
1986-07-08
placeOfBirth Sankt Andrä-Wördern
placeOfDeath Vienna
positionHeld Austrian President
surface form: President of Austria

Secretary-General of the United Nations
precededInPresidencyBy Rudolf Kirchschläger NERFINISHED
precededInUNBy U Thant
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Vienna
sanctionedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
sanctionType entry ban
spouse Elisabeth Waldheim
succeededInPresidencyBy Thomas Klestil
succeededInUNBy Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
theatreOfOperations Balkans
UNSecretaryGeneralNumber 4

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U Thant successor Kurt Waldheim
Kurt hasNotableBearer Kurt Waldheim
UNO City openedBy Kurt Waldheim
Thant successor Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim name Kurt Waldheim self-link