Election
The Socialists win 72 seats in the Austrian elections
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Karl Renner Biography and Timeline
Follow Karl Renner through 16 dated historical records for Austria.
Karl Renner, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1918–1950Years on this page
1918
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 1st term
Role range: 1918-1919
1919
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 2nd term
Role range: 1919-1920
Peace
Heads the Austrian peace delegation
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1919-1920
1920
Resignation of Karl Renner
Renner resign & the socialists leave power, except in Vienna
Role range: 1919-1920
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister
National Council
Appointed Member of National Council
Role range: 1920-1934
1931
President of Austria
Appointed President of Austria, 1st term
Role range: 1931-1933
1934
Arrest of Karl Renner
Arrested following a socialist rebellion
Role range: 1931-1933
Coup
Arrested following a socialist rebellion
Role range: 1931-1933
Coup
Arrested following a socialist rebellion
1945
Provisional Government
Russia establishes a provisional coaltion Government with Renner as Prime Minister
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1945-1945
President of Austria
Appointed President of Austria, 2nd term
Role range: 1945-1950
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Austria by the Soviet forces
Role range: 1945-1945
1950
Coup
A Commuinist party coup fails
Coup
A Commuinist party coup fails
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.