Kurt Waldheim

Kurt Josef Waldheim was a member of the Nazi Party and the Sturmabteilung before entering Austrian diplomacy. He served as secretary-general of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981. During his 1986 campaign for the Austrian presidency, revelations emerged about his service in Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II and his knowledge of Nazi atrocities as an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht. The controversy became international. He won the presidency anyway and served from 1986 to 1992. He died on 14 June 2007.