Engelbert Dollfuss
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Engelbert Dollfuss was an Austrian political leader from the 1930s who represented the Christian Social and Patriotic Front movements during a turbulent period in European history. His leadership matters historically because he shaped Austria's political direction during the rise of fascism and competing ideologies in interwar Europe.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1934
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Geheimer Briefwechsel Mussolini-Dollfuss
- So sprach der Kanzler
- Dollfuss an Oesterreich
- New Austria
- Der Führer bin ich selbst
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Engelbert Dollfuss (alternatively Dollfuß; 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician and dictator who served as chancellor of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture, he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative and nationalist government. This crisis culminated in the self-elimination of the Austrian Parliament, a coup sparked by the resignation of the presiding officers of the National Council. Suppressing the Socialist movement in the Austrian Civil War and later banning the Austrian Nazi Party, he cemented his rule through the First of May Constitution in 1934. Later that year, Dollfuss was assassinated as part of a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents. His successor Kurt Schuschnigg maintained the regime until Adolf Hitler's Anschluss in 1938.
Early life