Rudolf Kirchschläger

Rudolf Kirchschläger (born March 20, 1915, death March 30, 2000) was an Austrian diplomat, politician, judge and from 1974 to 1986 Austrian president. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education and early life

Kirschläger was an orphan from the age of 11. He graduated from High School in Horn in 1935 with distinction and started to study law at the University of Vienna. However, after the Anschluss of Austria, he had to give up his studies. Without joining the NSDAP, which he refused to do, his scholarship was revoked and Kirchschläger could not finance his studies any more. Kirchschläger worked as a bank clerk in 1938 untill he was drafted to service in the infrantry of the Wehrmacht in summer of 1939. Kirchschläger fought as a soldier from the very beginning of the war, first during the invasion of Poland, later on the Westfront and after 1941 against Russia on the eastern front. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... The general German term Anschluss often refers to the specific political incident Anschluss Österreichs, meaning the inclusion of Austria in a Greater Germany in 1938. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In late 1940 in order to get out of the military and be assigned to a job in Austria, he used a two-month front-leave in order to prepare for the final exam (Staatsexamen) of his law studies. Working up to 20 hours a day, while keeping himself awake with large amounts of honey, he subsequently passed the exams and graduated to Dr. iuris. Nevertheless this accomplishment did not help him immediately, he was sent back to the eastern front, where he was wounded badly by a russian grenate in 1942 (an injury he would never fully recover from). 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Post WW2 life

After the war Kirchschläger worked as a district judge untill 1954 in Langenlois and later Vienna. In 1954 he got the chance to work in the Ministry of foreign affairs, although he did not speak any foreign languages. In order to take part in the negotiations on the Austrian State Treaty he teached himself English within only a few months. Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Austrian Independence Treaty (complete form: Treaty for the re-establishment of an independent and democratic Austria, signed in Vienna on the 15th May 1955), more commonly referred to as Austrian State Treaty (German Staatsvertrag), was signed on the 15th May 1955 in Vienna at Schloss Belvedere between the Allied...

From 1967 to 1970 he was ambassador in Prague. His behaviour during the Soviet invasion in Prague in spring 1968 is most notable. Despite orders not to do so, he issued thousands of exit visas to tchech citizens who tried to flee from the Communists. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...

From 1970 to 1974 he was minister of foreign affairs and was elected President of Austria in 1974. His integrity as President and his diligency with that he exercised his office raised him to an admired and beloved figure within Austrian politics. In 1980 he was elected for a second term with an approval rate of 80 %, the highest rate ever obtained in any presidential elections. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Kirchschläger died in 2000 near Vienna. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Order: 4th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Franz Jonas Franz Jonas (October 4, 1899 - April 24, 1974) was an Austrian political figure. ... The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 4th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1972–December 31, 1981 Predecessor: U Thant Successor: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Born: December 21, 1918 Place of birth: St. ...