Engelbert Dollfuss | |
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 Portrait by Tom von Dreger, 1934 | |
| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 20 May 1932 – 25 July 1934 | |
| President | Wilhelm Miklas |
| Vice-Chancellor | Franz Winkler Emil Fey Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg |
| Preceded by | Karl Buresch |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Schuschnigg |
| Leader of the Fatherland Front | |
| In office 20 May 1933 – 25 July 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 May 1932 – 10 July 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Buresch |
| Succeeded by | Stephan Tauschitz |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 18 March 1931 – 25 June 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Thaler |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1892 Texing, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 25 July 1934 (aged 41) Vienna, Austria |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Hietzinger Cemetery, Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Fatherland Front (1933–1934) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Social Party (until 1933) |
| Spouse | Alwine Glienke |
| Children | Hannerl Eva Rudolf |
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| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Cabinet | Dollfuss I–II |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
| Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | Kaiserschützen |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Military Merit Cross 3rd ClassMilitary Merit Medal (2 times)Medal for BraveryKarl Troop Cross (2 times)Wound Medal |
Engelbert Dollfuss[a] (alternatively Dollfuß; 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor and Dictator of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture, he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative government. This crisis culminated in the self-elimination of the Austrian Parliament, a coup sparked by the resignation of the presiding officers of the National Council. Suppressing the Socialist movement in the Austrian Civil War and later banning the Austrian Nazi Party, he cemented the rule of Austrofascism through the First of May Constitution in 1934. Later that year, Dollfuss was assassinated as part of a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents. His successor Kurt Schuschnigg maintained the regime until Adolf Hitler's Anschluss in 1938.
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