Jörg Haider
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Jörg Haider was an Austrian politician who led the far-right Freedom Party and became a significant and controversial figure in European politics during the 1990s and 2000s. His political rise and the international outcry over his party's influence in Austrian government made him an important case study in discussions about populism and the far right in modern Europe.
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- Born
- 26. Jänner 1950
- Died
- 11. Oktober 2008
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Friede durch Sicherheit
- Österreich-Erklärung
- Zu Gast bei Saddam
- Befreite Zukunft jenseits von links und rechts
- Die Freiheit, die ich meine
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Acting · Bad Goisern, Austria
Jörg Haider (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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
- Im Zentrum — Self2007
- Citizen Krone, Austria between the Lines — Self2002
- Starnacht am Wörthersee — Self2000
- The Election Campaigners — Self1993
- Pressestunde — Self1990
- Leute — Self
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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.