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Kurt von Schuschnigg
| Federal Chancellor of Austria Date of Birth: Country: Austria |
Kurt von Schuschnigg: Biography
Kurt von Schuschnigg was an Austrian politician who served as the Federal Chancellor of Austria.
He was born on December 14, , in Riva, South Tyrol. Schuschnigg received his legal education at the universities of Freiburg and Innsbruck. He was a member of the Christian Social Party and became a deputy in the National Assembly in
In , Schuschnigg became the Minister of Justice in the government of Dollfuss and held this position until Following the assassination of Dollfuss in , Schuschnigg succeeded him as the Federal Chancellor of Austria.
Austria country profileOn July 11, , Schuschnigg signed a friendship agreement with Germany.
In February , under the threat of immediate military invasion into Austria by Hitler, Schuschnigg was forced to visit Berchtesgaden. There, he accepted three conditions, signing his own sentence: 1.
Dr. Seyss-Inquart, a member of the Nazi Part
