Alfons Gorbach
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Alfons Gorbach was an Austria
n politician who served as Chancellor of Austria
from 1961-64.
From 1929-32, Gorbach was a municipal councillor in Graz. After the Anschluss
with Germany in 1938, Gorbach was held as a political prisoner at Dachau from 1938-42, and again at Flossenburg
from 1944 until the end of World War II
.
A member of the Austrian People's Party
, Gorbach was president of the National Council of Austria
from 1945-53 and again from 1956-61. After his three years as Chancellor, he returned to the National Council where he served until 1970.
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n politician who served as Chancellor of Austria
Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor is the head of government in Austria. Its deputy is the Vice-Chancellor. Before 1918, the equivalent office was the Minister-President of Austria. The Federal Chancellor is considered to be the most powerful political position in Austrian politics.-Appointment:The...
from 1961-64.
From 1929-32, Gorbach was a municipal councillor in Graz. After the Anschluss
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
with Germany in 1938, Gorbach was held as a political prisoner at Dachau from 1938-42, and again at Flossenburg
Flossenbürg concentration camp
Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the Schutzstaffel Economic-Administrative Main Office at Flossenbürg, in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, near the border with Czechoslovakia. Until its liberation in April 1945, more than 96,000 prisoners...
from 1944 until the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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A member of the Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
, Gorbach was president of the National Council of Austria
National Council of Austria
The National Council is one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament. According to the constitution, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council are peers...
from 1945-53 and again from 1956-61. After his three years as Chancellor, he returned to the National Council where he served until 1970.
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