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Bruno Kreisky

1911 - 1990

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Bruno Kreisky (German: [ˈbʁuːno ˈkʁaɪ̯ski]; 22 January 1911 – 29 July 1990) was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II. Kreisky's 13-year tenure was the longest of any chancellor in republican Austria and, as an influential political figure in Western European social democracy, he worked closely with likeminded leaders Willy Brandt of West Germany and Olof Palme of Sweden in Socialist International. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Kreisky is the 3,788th most popular politician (down from 3,288th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Austria (down from 228th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Austrian Politician.

Bruno Kreisky is most famous for being the chancellor of Austria from 1970 to 1983. He was a social democrat and was known for his outspoken criticism of the United States, Israel, and apartheid in South Africa.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bruno Kreisky ranks 3,788 out of 19,576. Before him are Pál Schmitt, Coenus of Macedon, John F. Kelly, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Julius Schreck, and Rauf Denktaş. After him are Bohemond II of Antioch, Viracocha Inca, Alfonso II of Asturias, Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, Emperor Richū, and Djedkare Isesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Bruno Kreisky ranks 56. Before him are Akira Yoshizawa, Bernard Katz, Ernesto Sabato, Herta Oberheuser, J. L. Austin, and Gustav Wagner. After him are Cantinflas, Henri Troyat, Vincent Price, Alfonso García Robles, Ashok Kumar, and Alfred Naujocks. Among people deceased in 1990, Bruno Kreisky ranks 37. Before him are Barbara Stanwyck, Oldřich Nejedlý, Michael Powell, Bruno Bettelheim, Rex Harrison, and Manly P. Hall. After him are Lawrence Durrell, Sergio Corbucci, Jacques Demy, Boris Shcherbina, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, and Yiannis Ritsos.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Bruno Kreisky ranks 249 out of 1,424. Before him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589), Gustav Wagner (1911), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), and Katharina Schratt (1853). After him are Otto Bauer (1881), Ferdinand Piëch (1937), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Otto Rank (1884), Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria (1895), and Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Bruno Kreisky ranks 80. Before him are Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), Anna of Tyrol (1585), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), Fanny Elssler (1810), and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589). After him are Otto Bauer (1881), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria (1895), Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656), Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711), and Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915).

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