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Felix Slavik (3 May 1912 – 6 October 1980) was an Austrian politician who served as mayor and governor of Vienna from 1970 to 1973 as a member of the Socialist Party.
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Felix Slavik (3 May 1912 – 6 October 1980) was an Austrian politician who served as mayor and governor of Vienna from 1970 to 1973 as a member of the Socialist Party.
Felix Slavik a adăugat o fotografie
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Life Slavik was born in Vienna in 1912. During the First World War, his family lived in Austrian-occupied Belgrade. He joined the Socialists (SPÖ) in 1926 and continued working for them even after the party was banned during the Austrofascist era. In 1935, Slavik was imprisoned for over a year in the Wöllersdorf internment camp. After the Anschluss, Slavik sought contact with other socialist resistors as well as representatives of the Catholic resistance. Together, they discussed the formation of a unified trade union federation. When members of the group were arrested in November 1939, the Gestapo also took notice of Slavik, and he was accused of treason. He was sentenced to 49 months in prison and released in 1943. Around this time, he lost his right eye in a work accident. After his release, he continued resisting the regime, joining the 05 resistance movement. In 1945, after the liberation of Vienna by Soviet troops, Slavik helped reconstruct the SPÖ. He served as city councillor for housing from 1945 to 1946. He represented Vienna in the Federal Council, the upper house of the Austrian Parliament, from 1946 to 1949, before being elected to the National Council, the lower house. He held…