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| Klaus, Josef |
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(y ´z f klous) (KEY) , 1910–2001, Austrian politician. He was drafted into the army and fought in World War II on the Axis side. Chosen leader (1963) of the business- and church-oriented People’s party, Klaus tended to oppose compromises with the party’s coalition partner, the Socialists. He became chancellor in 1964 and was succeeded in 1970 by the Socialist Bruno Kreisky. |
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