Ovidiu Ghitta, dean, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeş-Bolyai University Type of the publication: scientific/academicĮditor : Conf.
The commission found that Waldheim must have known about war crimes but could not prove any personal involvement.Text in : English, French, German, Italian The Austrian government installed an international commission to investigate Waldheim’s past. Watch List (prohibiting his entry into the United States). Consequently, Chancellor Sinowatz retired.īecause of his uncertain role between 19, Waldheim was internationally isolated and added to the U.S. He won the election and became the Austrian president and remained in office until 1992. Waldheim himself denied any involvement in war crimes and claimed that he had done nothing but his duty as a soldier. It also took advantage of the international critique by appealing to Austrian voters that no one but Austrians themselves would decide who should become the next president.
The People’s Party reacted harshly and defended its candidate, using arguments considered at least partly anti-Semitic (this was stressed by the mass media). He was severely attacked by Chancellor Fred Sinowatz from the Social Democratic Party. Waldheim faced massive critiques both at home and abroad (for instance, by the World Jewish Congress). As a consequence, the election campaign became much more aggressive. This created suspicions about his possible involvement in war crimes. During the campaign, questions about Waldheim’s past as an officer in the German army and his membership in the Sturmabteilung (SA) in World War II arose, as there were some omissions in his, at the time, recently released autobiography ( In the Eye of the Storm: A Memoir ). In 1986 Waldheim ran for the office of Austrian president.Īs he missed an absolute majority of votes in the first round of the election, it came down to a runoff between him and Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, or SPÖ) candidate Kurt Steyrer. He was secretary-general of the United Nations (1972–81) and later president of Austria (1986–92). Waldheim was a member of the Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei, or ÖVP) and served as foreign minister. Waldheim affair, controversy concerning the military record of former Austrian diplomat and statesman Kurt Waldheim (1918–2007) and his knowledge about war crimes committed by Austria during World War II. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!
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