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Bruno Kreisky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician. Kreisky served as Chancellor of Austria from 1970 to 1983. Kreisky was born in Vienna, the son of a Jewish clothing manufacturer. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruno_Kreisky   (1148 words)

Bruno Kreisky / Seine Zeit und mehr - Biographie / Bibliography Stella Klein-Löw: Bruno Kreisky: Ein Porträt in Worten, Wien 1983. Willy Brandt elected President, Bruno Kreisky to one of the vice-presidencies. Kreisky entrusted with the establishment of contact between Austria and the Swedish relief agency: involved was the delivery of medicine, powdered milk and food for thousands of Austrian children and the provision of fire-fighting equipment for the Vienna fire department from the stores of the Swedish Navy. www.kreisky.org /eperson.html   (2957 words)

Country Studies - Austria: Electoral Politics in the Kreisky Era Kreisky thus formed a minority government in 1970, and another election was held under a new electoral law in October 1971. Kreisky returned to Austria after the war and by the early 1950s was working in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and becoming active in party politics. Kreisky had been imprisoned in the mid- and late 1930s for political activity, but the Nazi regime eventually allowed him to emigrate to Sweden, where he became acquainted with Swedish socialism and met Willy Brandt, the future leader of the German Social Democrats. www.photoglobe.info /ebooks/austria/cstudies_austria_0060.html   (664 words)

Bruno Kreisky Biography / Biography of Bruno Kreisky Biography Bruno Kreisky (1911-1990) was chancellor of Austria from 1970 to 1983, presiding over a period of domestic prosperity combined with the a growing importance in international affairs. Bruno Kreisky was born in Vienna, Austria, on January 22, 1911, into a wealthy Jewish family whose industrial fortune and political involvement could be traced to the early 19th century. Critical of his bourgeois background and angered by the poverty around him, Kreisky joined socialist working youth at dances when he was 16 without becoming a doctrinaire Marxist or entirely alienating his family. www.bookrags.com /biography-bruno-kreisky   (239 words)

AllRefer.com - Bruno Kreisky (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia After the People's party under Josef Klaus refused to continue the long-standing coalition, Kreisky became chancellor and formed a minority government, the first single-party government in Austria since World War II. Elected chairman of the Socialist party in 1967, he led the Socialists to victory in 1970 but failed to gain a majority of the seats in parliament. He gained a majority in 1971, and was known for his "active neutrality" with Eastern European neighbors. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kreisky.html   (243 words)

Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky was born in Vienna in 1911. Kreisky managed to escape to Sweden where he stayed for the rest of the Second World War. Kreisky returned to Austria after the war and served in the Foreign Office (1946-51) and the Prime Minister's Office (1951-53). www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /COLDkreisky.htm   (249 words)

Bruno Kreisky --  Encyclopædia Britannica Bruno of Cologne is considered the founder of the Carthusian order, which was known for its members' contemplative and simple way of life, their knowledge of the scriptures, and for a love of God that influenced their love of their fellow men. Kreisky joined the Social Democratic Party in 1926; he was active in the party until it was outlawed in 1934. German born U.S. orchestra conductor Bruno Walter was known for his interpretations of the works of composers of the Viennese school, especially Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046225   (679 words)

AWARDS Bruno Kreisky, who had been the head of the Austrian government for many years, presented a challenge to the post-WWII Austrian society, but also put to a test that society's "denazification" and democracy. The fact that the "Bruno Kreisky" Award is given to a Croat who has dedicated the greater portion of his life to the struggle for Croatian independence and for an independent Croatian state, bears special weight. In the name that the award bears, that of Dr. Bruno Kreisky, one must read signals directed to the current Croatian state, but also to other states of the former Yugoslavia. www.open.hr /com/hho/english/kreisky.htm   (1504 words)

Wiener Denk-Werkstatt / Bruno Kreisky's Drive for a Large-Scale Economic Solidarity Programme with Developing Countries - Arne Haselbach (1981) Bruno Kreisky has been in the Austrian Government from 1953 to date [2] (with the exception of the period between 1966 and 1970, when the Socialist Party of Austria was in opposition). Bruno Kreisky has been among those who have been trying for the last 30 years to grasp the complexity of the issues relating to development and North South cooperation and who have constantly been searching for possible solutions. In 1958, Bruno Kreisky, speaking at the Congress of the Socialist Party of Austria, which was devoted to the adoption of a new party programme, the first new programme after the Second World War, www.vienna-thinktank.at /coordinator/1981_kreisky.htm   (7910 words)

BergKreisky.htm Bruno Kreisky (1911-1990) is undoubtedly the most prominent and influential politician to emerge in postwar Austria. Kreisky, who was widely popular among Austrians, stressed European dJtente and 'active neutrality' for Austria while he negotiated an association agreement with the European Economic Community, and mad Vienna a leading center of international forums, including summit talks. Kreisky played a key role in helping Austria, occupied by the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and Britain after World War II, regain its independence on the condition that I pledged permanent neutrality. www.berghahnbooks.com /titles/BergKreisky.htm   (630 words)

Country Studies - Austria: Foreign Policy During the Kreisky Era Bruno Kreisky, who had served as foreign minister between 1959 and 1966, laid great emphasis on an active, internationalist foreign policy during his tenure as chancellor (1970-83). Kreisky's vision of foreign policy was based on the notion that Austria, as a neutral country, should seek to mediate conflicts between countries and stake out independent and innovative policies on various issues. This was an outgrowth of Kreisky's conviction that Israel was stubbornly refusing to recognize the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people. www.photoglobe.info /ebooks/austria/cstudies_austria_0149.html   (341 words)

H-Net Review: Wolfgang P. Hirczy de Mino on Die Ära Kreisky: Österreich im Wandel 1970 bis 1983 Bruno Kreisky, known and liked for his unassuming prose and down-to-earth manner, no doubt would have been pleased: both with the brevity of the contributions and with the diligent avoidance of jargon. Bruno Kreisky, leader of one of the most successful postwar socialist parties in Western Europe, headed the Austrian Republic as federal chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Kreisky continued his reform course during his third term, which saw enactment of four-week minimum annual vacation, establishment of the office of ombudsman, reordering of the law of parentage, consumer protection legislation, social security coverage of the self-employed, and other measures. www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=5147878767405   (2562 words)

Europäische Rundschau Volume 3 / 2001 Bruno Kreisky was rushed into exile like thousands other Social Demorats." The changing to the NSDAP of not few social democrates the SPÖ chairman explains as follows: Bruno Kreisky changed Austria from 1970 to 1983 as a Federal Chancellor like no other politician. When 1969 Brandt and 1970 Kreisky got the chance to carry out their ideas as heads of the government of their countries they differed completely in the evaluation of the participation in the Nazi crimes of their compratiots. www.auslandsdienst.at /press/archive/spoe_engl.htm   (5302 words)

Commentary Magazine - The Socialists and the PLO The meeting in Vienna last July of former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky with Yasir Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, will be remembered primarily as the PLO leader's first visit to a Western democracy. ...Kreisky merely issued it and then proposed that a round-table discussion on the Middle East conflict be held outside the framework of the Bureau, to which all member parties would be invited to send representatives... ...Kreisky, clearly displeased with the manner in which the issue was resolved, observed that he was not "preparedTHE SOCIALISTS AND THE PLO/41 to concede that an organization like this should be brought to its knees, so to speak, before.new formulas are worked out... www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V68I4P38-1.htm   (7350 words)

Guardian Unlimited Obituaries Simon Wiesenthal During the 1970s, he famously clashed with the then Austrian chancellor, Bruno Kreisky, over the inclusion of former Nazis in the Austrian cabinet. Kreisky claimed Wiesenthal was trying to destroy him politically and went so far as to allege that Wiesenthal had been a Gestapo collaborator. Wiesenthal's initial suit for slander was withdrawn after Kreisky was persuaded to withdraw at least part of his allegations but their bitter feud continued until Kreisky's death. www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1574315,00.html   (2813 words)

Bruno Kreisky Award Granted to Chater’97 Coordinator :: Charter'97 :: News :: 05/04/2005 Bruno Kreisky, (1911–90), Austrian Federal Chancellor of Austria in 1970-83, chairman of the Socialist party of Austria (SPA) in 1967 -1983 (deputy chairman in 1959-67). It is indeed a great privilege to receive recognition of such a status and blessed with the name of Chancellor Bruno Kreisky whose life was dedicated to the independence, statehood and democratic development of Austria. The ceremony of the Bruno Kreisky Award giving was taking place in the Hall of the National Library of Austria. www.charter97.org /eng/news/2005/04/05/sannikov   (1436 words)

Axis History Forum :: View topic - Austrian 'Civil War' 1934 According to Bruno Kreisky the "Civil War" in Vienna started when policemen and Heimwehr`s men began to make house searchs in the boroughs dominated by social democrats. Bruno Kreisky`s memoir tells something about Dolfuss Government`s punitive actions against the social democrats. Kreisky himself was a social democrat so therefore ha was arrested by the secret police. forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=23534   (1030 words)

Kreisky, Bruno Stellungnahme Bruno Kreiskys anläßlich der Wahl zum Nationalrat, 1979. www.aeiou.at /aeiou.encyclop.k/k790878.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en   (227 words)

AWARDS IVAN ZVONIMIR ČIČAK The "Dr. Bruno Kreisky" Awards for outstanding achievements in the human rights field for the year 1997 were handed out at the ceremony in Vienna on January 22, 1998 by Frantz Vranitzky. This took place precisely on the day when Dr. Bruno Kreisky, a prominent Austrian statesman and human rights advocate, in memory of whom this foundation was named, would have turned 87. In 1988 Dr. Bruno Kreisky said this about the foundation: "Whoever can look back on a relatively long life with all the ups and downs that go along with, it knows that a suppressed spirit rises again and again. www.open.hr /com/hho/english/kreisky1.htm   (506 words)

Pricenoia.com - Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky in der Karikatur (Beiträge zur neueren Geschichte Österreichs) www.pricenoia.com /search/Bruno+Kreisky/0/0/2/index.html   (150 words)

Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky -- I.P.O. reception in Vienna Bruno Kreisky, Federal Chancellor of Austria, at the reception for the participants of I.P.O.'s International Conference on the Question of Palestine in Vienna (Federal Chancellery, 6 November 1980). Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky -- I.P.O. reception in Vienna At his right: Dr. Hans Koechler, President of the International Progress Organization. www.i-p-o.org /kreisky.htm   (49 words)

MIFTAH.ORG--PCHR Granted Bruno Kreisky Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights The international and independent jury of the Bruno Kreisky Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights unanimously decided to grant the award for 2002 jointly to PCHR and well-known Israeli journalist Amira Hass. PCHR has been granted the Bruno Kreisky Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights for 2002. The Bruno Kreisky Foundation has granted two human rights awards for 2002. www.miftah.org /PrinterF.cfm?DocId=1395   (325 words)

Kancelaria Prezydenta RP The activities of the Forum promoting debates on the global issues and problems of our time are the best tribute to Chancellor Bruno Kreisky - an Austrian statesman whose immense contribution to international peace, human rights, tolerance and dialogue of cultures is widely known and admired. On November 21st 2001 during the second day of his official visit to Republic of Austria President of the Republic of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski appeared at the `Bruno Kreisky Forum for the International Dialogue`. Official visit to the Republic of Austria - President Aleksander Kwasniewski delivered address at the Bruno Kreisky Forum www.president.pl /x.node?id=2011993&eventId=1507982   (1731 words)

BBC NEWS Europe European press review Bruno Kreisky, it says, "wasted the chance which Wiesenthal offered Austrian society" by focusing on the "real criminals" while allowing lesser players to face up to their own past without having to fear for their future. The paper recalls that, in the 1970s, former Chancellor Bruno Kreisky criticized Simon Wiesenthal after the latter pointed out that some of Mr Kreisky's minister's were former Nazis. Die Presse agrees that Simon Wiesenthal's work was a chance for Austria, but one which the country failed to seize. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4266440.stm   (795 words)

H-Soz-u-Kult / Termine / CFP: After Fascism: Re-Democratization of Western European Society and Political Culture The Bruno Kreisky Archive Foundation is soliciting conference papers that treat various aspects of the reconstruction and reproduction of democratic social and political systems in the wake of National Socialism and indigenous fascist movements in Western Europe. hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de /termine/id=2294   (196 words)

Bruno Kreisky: Chancellor of Austria : A Political Biography (H. Pierre Secher) Bruno Kreisky: Chancellor of Austria : A Political Biography (H. Pierre Secher) Bruno Kreisky: Chancellor of Austria : A Political Biography software.justwilliams.com /us/product/0805934510.htm   (33 words)

Time: Died, Bruno Kreisky. (obituary)@ HighBeam Research Known affectionately as Emperor Bruno, the pragmatic socialist led his country into a postwar prosperity and made Vienna a center for international affairs. Born to Jewish parents, Kreisky severed connections with Judaism and called himself an agnostic. In 1938 he was arrested by the Gestapo, then fled to Sweden. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:9274367&refid=holomed_1   (165 words)

PCHR granted Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Prize Heinz Patzelt, and Director of the Bruno Kreisky Foundation, Professor Alfred Ströer. Raji Sourani, Cardinal Dr. Franz König and Secretary General of the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialouge, Margit Schmidt, at the reception after the award ceremony. PCHR shares the Bruno Kreisky Human Prize with the Israeli Ha’aretz journalist Amira Hass. www.pchrgaza.org /images/2002/photos.htm   (302 words)

Kreisky, Berg, Lewis and Rathkolb (1999) The Kreisky memoirs: Twentieth-century reflections on peace and social justice Austria; Politics and government; 1945-; 1918-1938; Statesmen; Biography; Kreisky, Bruno Kreisky, Berg, Lewis and Rathkolb (1999) The Kreisky memoirs: Twentieth-century reflections on peace and social justice The Kreisky memoirs: Twentieth-century reflections on peace and social justice www.getcited.org /?PUB=100425001&showStat=Ratings   (101 words)

Jews sans frontieres: Wiesenthal obituaries In 1975, he clashed famously with Austria's Chancellor Bruno Kreisky over the inclusion of former Nazis in the Austrian cabinet. The Guardian has Wiesenthal falling out with former Austrian Chancellor, the late Bruno Kreisky and his support for Kurt Waldheim. Kreisky claimed that Wiesenthal was trying to destroy him politically, and went so far as to allege that he had been a Gestapo collaborator. jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com /2005/09/wiesenthal-obituaries.html   (280 words)

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