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  Paul-Henri Spaak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spaak gained international prominence in 1945, when he was elected chairman of the first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
During the third session of the UN General Assembly in Paris, Spaak apostrophized the Russian delegation with the famous words: "Messieurs, nous avons peur de vous" (Sirs, we are afraid of you).
Spaak was also instrumental in the choice of Brussels as the new seat of the Alliance's HQ in 1966.
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 Paul-Henri Spaak - Wikipedia
Geboren te Schaarbeek, was Paul-Henri Spaak de kleinzoon van de liberale politicus Paul Janson en neef van een ander liberaal politicus, Paul-Emile Janson, die kort Eerste Minister van België was van 1937 tot 1938.
Spaak studeerde rechten te Brussel en werd lid van de Belgische Socialistische Partij in 1920.
Spaak werd internationaal bekend toen hij in 1945, voorzitter werd van de eerste vergadering van de Verenigde Naties.
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 Paul-Henri Spaak - Wikipedia
Paul-Henri Spaak war der Enkel des liberalen Politikers Paul-Emile Janson und Neffe eines weiteren Liberalen, Paul Janson, der von 1937 bis 1938 Premierminister von Belgien war.
Spaak studierte Jura an der Freien Universität in Brüssel, einer nicht-katholischen Universität, und wurde 1920 Mitglied der sozialistischen Arbeiterpartei Belgiens.
Während Spaak sich vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg für die völlige Autonomie Belgiens einsetzte, unterstützte er von seinem Londoner Exil aus eine Politik der regionalen Kooperation und gemeinsamen Sicherheit und damit auch die 1944 begründete Zollunion zwischen Belgien, den Niederlanden und Luxemburg, die der Grundstein der Zusammenarbeit der Benelux-Staaten wurde.
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 Spaak, Paul Henri on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A moderate Socialist, Spaak was three times premier (1938-39, 1946, 1947-49) in coalition governments.
Spaak acquired international stature as first president of the General Assembly of the United Nations (1946), chairman of the Council for European Recovery (1948-49), and secretary-general of NATO (1957-61).
In both national and international posts Spaak strove for the political and economic unification of Western Europe, and he was active in the creation of the organizations that have since become the European Union.
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 Paul-Henri Spaak -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a (A native or inhabitant of Belgium) Belgian (A political advocate of socialism) Socialist (A person active in party politics) politician and (A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs) statesman.
Spaak studied law in (The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Brussels and became a member of the Socialist Belgian Labour Party in 1920.
This so-called "Spaak report" led to the signature, on March 25, 1957, of the Rome Treaty establishing a (An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members) European Economic Community.
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 Encyclopedia: Paul-Henri Spaak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Paul Van Zeeland (November 11, 1893 - September 22, 1973) was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician and statesman.
Members of the European Coal and Steel Community The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded in 1951 (Treaty of Paris), by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states, thus preventing another European war.
Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the...
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 Station Information - Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman.
Born in Schaerbeek, Paul-Henri was the grand-son of the Liberal politician Paul Janson and nephew of another Liberal politician, Paul-Emile Janson, who was briefly Prime Minister of Belgium from 1937 to 1938.
He held this office from 1957 until 1961, when he was succeeded by Dirk Stikker.
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 Paul Henri Spaak Biography / Biography of Paul Henri Spaak Biography Biography
The Belgian statesman Paul Henri Spaak (1899-1972) was an architect of the Benelux association of his country with the Netherlands and Luxembourg and a supporter of Western European military, economic, and political unity during the Cold War.
Paul Henri Spaak was born near Brussels on Jan. 25, 1899.
Spaak resigned his government position in 1957, but as head of the Socialist party, he became deputy prime minister in yet another coalition government in 1961.
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 When Belgium was liberated in September the country was without a head of state
Born near Brussels, Paul Henri Spaak was a dominant figure in Belgian politics for 30 years.
Spaak argued that the vote should be 66 percent.The referendum in fact produced a 57.8 percent “Yes” vote for the king.He returned to Belgium on July 22  1950.
Spaak was Chairman of the Organisation of European Economic Coorperation and President of the Assembly of the European Iron and Steel community.
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 AllRefer.com - Paul Henri Spaak (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Paul Henri Spaak[pOl ANrE´ spAk] Pronunciation Key, 1899–1972, Belgian statesman and Socialist leader.
He was again foreign minister from 1954 to 1957, and he resumed that post from 1961 to 1966, serving also as vice premier (1961–65).
Spaak acquired international stature as first president of the General Assembly of the United Nations (1946), chairman of the Council for European Recovery (1948–49), and secretary-general of NATO (1957–61).
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 OMC | Noticias - Discursos Renato Ruggiero, Director-General (1995-1999)
Spaak devoted his life to the cause of international cooperation, making his greatest contribution at a time when leaders the world over sought to redefine the global order, following the most generalized armed conflict in human history.
It is entirely consistent that Paul-Henri Spaak was both a committed pan-European and an Atlanticist - these were interlocking pieces of the same jigsaw.
I hope to show you as we move on, that the challenges and the opportunities we face today are somewhat comparable to those which confronted the founding fathers of our system.
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 Paul-Henri-Henri Spaak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Spaak ganó la prominencia internacional en 1945, cuando lo eligieron presidente de la primera sesión de la Asamblea General de los Naciones Unidas.
Spaak era también instrumental en la opción de Bruselas como el nuevo asiento del HQ de la alianza en 1966.
Spaak murió 73 envejecidos, de julio el 31 de 1972 en su hogar en Braine-l'Alleud cerca de Bruselas, y fue enterrado en el cementerio de Foriest en Braine-l'Alleud.
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 Paul-Henri Spaak - Wikipédia
Homme d'État belge, Paul-Henri Spaak est né à Schaerbeek le 25 janvier 1899 et décédé à Bruxelles le 31 juillet 1972.
Paul-Henri Spaak signe avec le baron de Snoy et d'Oppuers le traité de Rome le 25 mars 1957.
Paul-Henri Spaak repose dans le cimetière du Foriest à Braine-l'Alleud, commune du Brabant wallon où il a passé la fin de sa vie.
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 Stop the FTAA - Rogues’ Gallery of EU Founders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Socialist," Paul-Henri Spaak was elected to parliament as a member of Belgium’s socialist Labour Party in 1932 and later served several times as Belgium’s foreign minister and four times as prime minister.
In 1955 Spaak chaired the preparatory committee of the Messina Conference of European leaders, where he was principal author of what came to be known as the "Spaak Report," credited with setting the stage for the Monnet-Schuman Plan and the Common Market.
Spaak’s influence was instrumental in the choice of Brussels as the headquarters for both NATO and the EU.
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 Paul Henri Spaak
He held various cabinet posts over 30 years (1935-1965) and served almost continually as foreign Minister from 1938 to 1949.
A moderate Socialist, Spaak was three times premier (1938-39, 1946, 1947-49).
In both national and international posts Spaak strove for the political and economic unification of Western Europe, and he was active in the creation of the organisations that have since become the European Union.
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 U.S. Medal of Freedom Recipient Paul Henri Spaak
Spaak has been willing to follow that road, and I think that all of us who are members of NATO have benefited from this close attention he has given to the search.
We wish him well in whatever he may do in the future, but I think that he will agree that the service that he has provided to all of us who are members of NATO represents a most distinguished and happy occasion in his work.
Spaak served as Secretary General of NATO from May 1957 to March 4, 1961.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spaak Paul Henri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Spaak, Paul Henri (1899-1972), Belgian statesman, born in Schaerbeek, near Brussels.
He received an LL.D. degree from the University of Brussels and...
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 Custom written biography on Paul Henri Spaak | Essays on Paul Henri Spaak
The Belgian statesman Paul Henri Spaak (1899-1972) was an architect of the Benelux association of his country with the Netherlands and Luxembourg and a supporter of Western European military, economic, and political unity during the Cold War.Paul Henri Spaak was born near Brussels on Jan. 25, 1899.
Despite his early experiences, Spaak was during this period a believer in Belgian neutrality and worked to disassociate his government from the Locarno Pact.The experiences of World War II decisively affected Spaak's orientation.
Further Reading Spaak wrote a very interesting account of his 30 years in public service: The Continuing Battle: Memoirs of a European, 1936-1966 (1972).
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 NATO Who is Who? Secretaries General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He became a Socialist Member of Parliament for Brussels in 1932 and subsequently Minister of Transport and of PTT.
He resigned from the post in March 1961 in order to resume his political career in the service of his own country and again became Foreign Minister of Belgium.
Paul-Henri Spaak was also President of the Royal Belgian Academy of French Language and Literature.
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 Spaak, Paul Henri (1899-1972)
Le rôle du socialiste belge Paul Henri Spaak dans les traités de Rome est fondamental, puisque c’est sous son autorité que ceux-ci furent préparés à partir de 1956, au sein du « Comité Spaak ».
Né à Bruxelles dans une famille très liée à la vie politique belge, Paul Henri Spaak fit des études de droit et rentra au barreau de Bruxelles en 1921.
En mars 1966, après la défaite électorale subie par son parti, Spaak se retira de la vie politique et quitta le parti socialiste en 1971, un an avant de mourir.
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 Paul-Henri SPAAK : astrology and planets, Map of the Heavens, Interactive Birth Chart
Depending of the fact that the time of birth is known or not, 6 or 11 planets distributions and planets dominants have been computed for the natal chart of Paul-Henri SPAAK.
Only 6 diagrams out of 11 are displayed, and precision of these computations is of course not of the same level than those for the case of the known time of the event.
Texts are not translated, so if you wish to read interpretations associated with theses computations, you need to go to the full astrological Portrait of Paul-Henri SPAAK and to use this Automatic Free Website Translator.
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 EUI - HEC - Paul-Henri Spaak - The European
François Danis, Secretary of the Paul-Henry Spaak Foundation and Prof.
-"Round table : Paul - Henri Spaak vu par ses proches et collaborateurs", with the participation of Mr Etienne Davignon, Chairman of the Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation, Mrs.
Antoinette Spaak, former member of the European Parliament, and Mr.
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 A New Way to Peace
Two men who worked tirelessly to integrate the economies of countries so recently at war were Dutch Foreign Minister Dirk Stikker and Belgium’s Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak.
Spaak chaired the OEEC Council from 1948—1950, and Stikker held the same post from 1950—1952.
Paul Hoffman, Dirk Stikker, and W. Averell Harriman.
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 Famous Belgians - Paul Henri "Mr Europe" Spaak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Famous Belgians - Paul Henri "Mr Europe" Spaak
After the war, Spaak's strong nationalism gave way to advocacy of European unity in the face of Soviet pressure.
He was chairman of the European Economic Community (1948-50) and the European Coal and Steel Community (1952-54), earning the nickname "Mr.
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 Paul-Henri Spaak - netlexikon
Durch den Zweiten Weltkrieg innerhalb seines Erwachsenenlebens geprägt, engagierte Spaak sich für die europäische und internationale Einigung: Am 10.
Hastings Lionel Ismay | Paul-Henri Spaak | Dirk Stikker |; Manlio Brosio | Joseph Luns | Peter Carington | Manfred Wörner | Willy Claes | Javier Solana | George Robertson | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Von Rudolf Dahmen von Paul-Henri Spaak, Hans Edgar Jahn
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