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Jörg Haider

1950 - 2008

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Jörg Haider ([ˈjœʁk ˈhaɪdɐ] ; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008) was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ), a breakaway party from the FPÖ. Haider was a controversial figure within Austria and abroad. Several countries imposed mild diplomatic sanctions against his party's participation in government alongside Wolfgang Schüssel's Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), starting from 2000. Haider died in a car accident shortly after leading the BZÖ in the 2008 Austrian parliamentary elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jörg Haider is the 3,235th most popular politician (down from 2,948th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Austria (down from 200th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Austrian Politician.

Jörg Haider was an Austrian politician who was a member of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). He was most famous for being the governor of the province of Carinthia.

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Among politicians, Jörg Haider ranks 3,235 out of 19,576Before him are Hacı I Giray, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Vojtech Tuka, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, and Pang Tong. After him are Maria Antonia of Austria, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Muhammad I of Granada, Emperor Kōrei, Charles I of Württemberg, and Vratislaus II of Bohemia.

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Among people born in 1950, Jörg Haider ranks 38Before him are Russell Alan Hulse, William H. Macy, Joe Hisaishi, Suzi Quatro, Daniel Auteuil, and Choe Ryong-hae. After him are Janez Drnovšek, Vesna Vulović, Chris Norman, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Gemser, and Morgan Fairchild. Among people deceased in 2008, Jörg Haider ranks 40Before him are Jean-Marie Balestre, Jacques Piccard, Heath Ledger, Lansana Conté, John Archibald Wheeler, and George Habash. After him are Janez Drnovšek, Michael Crichton, George Emil Palade, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Joshua Lederberg, and Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Jörg Haider ranks 211 out of 1,424Before him are Joseph Joachim (1831), Maria Schell (1926), Johann Joseph Fux (1660), Wilhelm Miklas (1872), Falco (1957), and Otto Neurath (1882). After him are Maria Antonia of Austria (1669), Anton Diabelli (1781), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Franz Grillparzer (1791), Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), and Ludwig Minkus (1826).

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