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Karl Renner

Austrian statesman, chancellor (1918–20, 1945), and president (1945–50), born in Unter-Tannowitz, Austria. He trained as a lawyer, joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party, and became the first chancellor of the Austrian Republic. Imprisoned as a Socialist leader, following the brief civil war (Feb 1934), he was chancellor again after World War 2, and first president of the new republic.

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Karl Renner

4th President of Austria
In office
December 20, 1945 – December 31, 1950
Preceded by Wilhelm Miklas
Succeeded by Theodor Körner
Chancellor of Austria
In office
October 30, 1918 – July 7, 1920
April 27, 1945 – December 20, 1945
Preceded by position established (1918)
Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1945)
Succeeded by Michael Mayr (1920)
Leopold Figl (1945)
Born December 14, 1870
Untertannowitz, Moravia
Died December 31, 1950
Vienna
Political party Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)

Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician.

Preceded by:
Heinrich Lammasch
(Minister-President of Cisleithania) 		Chancellor of Austria
1918-1920 		Succeeded by:
Michael Mayr
Preceded by:
Arthur Seyß-Inquart
(before the Anschluss) 		Chancellor of Austria
1945 		Succeeded by:
Leopold Figl
Preceded by:
Wilhelm Miklas
(before the Anschluss) 		President of Austria
1945-1950 		Succeeded by:
Theodor Körner
Presidents of Austria
Karl Seitz • Michael Hainisch • Wilhelm Miklas • war period • Karl Renner • Theodor Körner • Adolf Schärf • Franz Jonas • Rudolf Kirchschläger • Kurt Waldheim • Thomas Klestil • Heinz Fischer
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