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Born April 1, 1905 • Lier • Belgium
Died January 3, 1988 (aged 82) • Leuven • Belgium
Political Affiliation Catholic Party
Leopold II
Leopold II
king of Belgium
Jaspar, marble bust by Victor Rousseau; in the Chambre des Représentants, Brussels
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Kasavubu
Joseph Kasavubu
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Mannix, Daniel
Daniel Mannix
Australian archbishop
Van Rompuy, Herman
Herman Van Rompuy
prime minister of Belgium
Pirenne, Henri
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian
King Leopold III of Belgium in military uniform, standing outdoors in front of a column, 1950.
Leopold III
king of Belgium
Willy Claes
Willy Claes
Belgian statesman
King of the Belgians
Philippe, King of the Belgians
king of Belgium
Leopold I, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon).
Leopold I
king of Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak.
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Charles Latour Rogier
Belgian statesman
Portrait of Albert I in military uniform, shown in profile facing left, with a high-collared jacket and shoulder strap.
Albert I
king of Belgium
Albert II
Albert II
king of Belgium
Émile Vandervelde
Émile Vandervelde
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Guy Verhofstadt
prime minister of Belgium
Frère-Orban, detail of an oil painting by Louis Gallait, 1880; in the Banque Nationale, Brussels
Walthère Frère-Orban
prime minister of Belgium
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Henri van der Noot
Belgian political leader