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Austria in 1956

Historical records for Austria in 1956, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1956ChairmanJulius Raab

Vienna · Politics / Freedom Party of Austria

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

1956ChairmanAnton Reinthaller

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

1956ElectionBruno Kreisky

Politics / SPO

Kreisky is elected to the Austrian Parliament, the Nationalrat as a Socialist

1956The Legend of the Baal-ShemMartin Buber

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "The Legend of the Baal-Shem"

Names involved

Anton ReinthallerBruno KreiskyJulius RaabMartin Buber

Places involved

Vienna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.