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Thomas Klestil
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Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)
Thomas Klestil was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as his country's president from 1992 until his death in 2004. He is remembered as an important figure in Austrian politics during a significant period of the country's modern history, particularly regarding Austria's integration into the European Union.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Spouse
- Margot Klestil-Löffler
- Occupation
- economist
- Political party
- Austrian People's Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 1998 Austrian presidential election
- Image
- Visit of Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria, to the European Commission 2000 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Thomas Klestil
- date of birth
- 1932-11-04
- date of death
- 2004-07-06
- name in native language
- Thomas Klestil
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- candidacy in election
- 1992 Austrian presidential election
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- Thomas Klestil
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Klestil ( German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈklɛstɪl] ; 4 November 1932 – 6 July 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as the president of Austria from 1992 until his death in 2004. He was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1998.
Early life and career
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