2009 in Austria
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Events
- January 13: Umar Israilov a former bodyguard of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is murdered in Vienna
- March 1: 2009 Salzburg state election - Gabi Burgstaller is re-elected as Governor of Salzburg
- March 19: Josef Fritzl pleads guilty to all counts and is imprisoned for life
- May 2: An avalanche on the Schalfkogel mountain range, near Sölden, kills 6 people
- May 24: Several people are injured and the Dera Sach Khand leader Ramanand Dass is killed in the Vienna temple attack
- June 4: 2009 European Parliament election in Austria
- September 20: 2009 Vorarlberg state election - Herbert Sausgruber is re-elected as Governor of Vorarlberg
- September 27: 2009 Upper Austrian state election - Josef Pühringer is re-elected as Governor of Upper Austria
- October 20: A group of students and teachers occupy the assembly hall of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, starting the 2009 student protests in Austria
