Word: koplenig
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Dates: during 1945-1945
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...organization of the new government resembled others in Russian-occupied Europe. The Communists had always been a minuscule party in Austria. Now they held three key government posts. Party workhorse Johann Koplenig, an old-time Communist, was one of three Councillors to the Chancellor. Franz Honner, another Party stalwart, was given the strategic Interior Ministry (police). Smooth-talking Ernst Fischer held the Ministry of Education and Religion, where he would dispense propaganda and handle Catholic Austria's relations with the Vatican. This Communist trio (all just returned from exile in Moscow) seemed the real power behind Dr. Renner...
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