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Gaston Eyskens

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Belgian prime minister (1905-1988)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Gaston Eyskens is referenced by 212 other articles, and connects out to Baudouin I of Belgium, Prime Minister of Belgium and Belgium.

It sits within the topics 1905 births, 1988 deaths and 20th-century Belgian politicians.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1905-04-01
Died
1988-01-03
Works
11

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium
Active from
1905
Active to
1988

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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 Eyskens
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Encyclopedic overview

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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaston Eyskens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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