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Jörg Haider
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Jörg Haider

1950 – 2008 · aged 58

Austrian politician (1950-2008)

Born
26 Jan 1950 · Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee
Died
11 Oct 2008 · Lambichl
Part ofAustria112 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 67 years
  1. 26 Jan 1950BornBorn in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee
  2. 1979 – 1983RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  3. 1986 – 1989RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  4. 1986 – 2000RoleChairman of the Freedom Party of Austria
  5. 1989 – 1991RoleGovernor of Carinthia
  6. 1992 – 1994RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  7. 1994 – 1999RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  8. 1999 – 2008RoleGovernor of Carinthia
  9. 2005 – 2008RoleBZÖ Chairman
  10. 11 Oct 2008DiedDied in Lambichl

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1950 – 2008).

  1. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  3. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  4. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  6. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  7. 1956Suez Crisis
  8. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  10. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  14. 1968Prague Spring
  15. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  16. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  17. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  18. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  20. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  21. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  22. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  23. 1985Schengen Agreement
  24. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  25. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  26. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  28. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  30. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  32. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  33. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  34. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  35. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  36. 2008Russo-Georgian War

Biography

Jörg Haider (German: [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.

Text from the Wikipedia article Jörg Haider, CC BY-SA 4.0

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