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Anton Reinthaller Biography and Timeline

Follow Anton Reinthaller through 1 dated historical records for Austria.

Anton Reinthaller, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1956

Chairman

Chairman of FPO · Vienna · Politics / Freedom Party of Austria

The FPO is founded as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents (VdU), which had been founded seven years earlier. The first FPO party leader is Anton Reinthaller, a former Nazi Minister of Agriculture and SS officer, he had been asked by OVP Chancellor Julius Raab to take over the movement rather than let it be led by a more socialist-leaning group. Appointed Chairman of the FPO

Role range: 1956-1958

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