Word: waldheim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...official at the United Nations in New York said that, if Waldheim sought to attend a U.N. session, "a policy decision would have to be made on whether to admit...
...decision to bar Waldheim from the United States was welcomed yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. Breaking Israel's silence on the action, Shamir said: "The United States democracy can be credited for that...
...Waldheim, who is 68 and was elected to the largely ceremonial presidency last June, thanked Austrians for an "impressive wave" of support in a government statement...
Charges about his World War activities have plagued Waldheim since early last year, and he has consistently denied them. Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal yesterday said Waldheim should allow an investigation by an independent group of military historians, who could make a report in four or five weeks...
...speech, Waldheim made no direct reference to accusations that he was linked to World War II atrocities in Greece and Yugoslavia. He did not mention the Nazi Holocaust or Austria's role in the war. Germany annexed Austria in 1938, and some Austrians served in the German army during World...