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186:Succeeded by
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144:Succeeded by
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86:Succeeded by
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1560:1958 births
1379:Landsbergis
849:Karl Gruber
727:Karl Renner
618:Peter Huber
481:(in German)
479:news.ORF.at
317:Addis Ababa
174:Preceded by
132:Preceded by
76:Preceded by
1554:Categories
1058:Alma Zadić
909:Otto Rösch
904:Alois Mock
889:Erwin Lanc
722:Otto Bauer
656:2021–2021
604:2018–2021
583:2007–2012
562:2000–2003
513:13 October
485:12 October
458:12 October
430:12 October
407:References
344:Chancellor
329:counsellor
275:Early life
265:ambassador
212:1958-08-31
65:Chancellor
1519:Billström
1323:Szijjártó
631:Incumbent
289:graduated
229:Education
168:2003–2007
164:In office
104:In office
56:In office
1463:Odobescu
1435:Sikorski
1421:Veldkamp
1295:Baerbock
1267:Valtonen
1225:LipavskĂ˝
325:Damascus
299:and the
253:diplomat
224:, Turkey
113:Minister
1533:Borrell
1505:Albares
1253:Tsahkna
1134:of the
401:Bregenz
1477:Blanár
1449:Rangel
1393:Bettel
1351:Tajani
1337:Martin
1281:Barrot
1211:Kombos
1183:Kondov
1169:Lahbib
333:Zagreb
281:Ankara
269:France
222:Ankara
1491:Fajon
1365:BraĹľe
395:is a
1407:Borg
995:The
515:2021
487:2021
460:2021
432:2021
287:and
206:Born
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