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Gaston Eyskens
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905-04-01
- Died
- 1988-01-03
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Het laatste gesprek
- Inflatie en internationaal monetair beleid
- Het Land waarin wij werken
- Liber amicorum professor dr. Gaston Eyskens
- Beschouwingen over de economische groei
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1905
- Active to
- 1988
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
· 2012 · cited 5,948x
- Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
· 1993 · cited 5,485x
- Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial
· 2019 · cited 2,788x
- Global patterns in biodiversity
· 2000 · cited 2,602x
- Numerical index of the discriminatory ability of typing systems: an application of Simpson's index of diversity
· 1988 · cited 2,469x
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Baudouin
- Preceded by
- Paul Vanden Boeynants
- Succeeded by
- Edmond Leburton
- Regent
- Prince Charles
- Born
- ( 1905-04-01 ) 1 April 1905, Lier, Belgium
- Died
- 3 January 1988 (1988-01-03) (aged 82), Leuven , Belgium
- Party
- Christian Social Party
- Spouse
- Gilberte De Petter
- Alma mater
- Catholic University of Leuven , Columbia University
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- date of birth
- 1905-04-01
- date of death
- 1988-01-03
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Gaston François Marie, Viscount Eyskens (1 April 1905 – 3 January 1988) was a Christian democratic politician and prime minister of Belgium. He was also an economist and member of the Belgian Christian Social Party (CVP-PSC).
He served three terms as the prime minister of Belgium, holding the position from 1949 to 1950, 1958 to 1961 and 1968 to 1973. During his periods in office, Eyskens was confronted with major ideological and linguistic conflicts within Belgium including the Royal Question in 1950, the School War in 1958, the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960 and the split of the University of Leuven in 1970. He oversaw the first steps towards the federalization of Belgium (constitutional reform of 1970).