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Austrian politician dies in crash
Austrian politician dies in crash
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2008
By:
Julian Rush
Jorg Haider, the Austrian far-right leader, has died in a car crash.
It is thought his government limousine skidded out of control after he overtook another vehicle on a country road near Klagenfurt.
Mr Haider helped engineer a surge in Austrian right wing politics, which saw his party join a government coalition for six years, but brought international condemnation for his views on immigration and Austria's Nazi past.
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