Word: waldheim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Austrian government appointed the panel of historians at Waldheim's request in September, after the United States put him on a "Watch list" of undesirable aliens...
...Waldheim, 69, used highly emotional language in appeals to both to World War II compatriots and those too young to know "the horrors of this...
...their 202-page report, the historians concluded that Waldheim tried to cover up his service as a German army lieutenant in the Balkans...
Chancellor Franz Vranitzky said in a televised interview Sunday, which was praised even by conservative critics, that Waldheim "did not deal exactly with the truth" and must restore his credibility...
Vranitzky said he would consider resigning if the conflict over Waldheim continued to occupy time the government should devote to other matters. The Socialist chancellor leads a coalition with the conservative People's Party, which supported Waldheim's election campaign...