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    Achille Van Acker (8 April 1898 – 10 July 1975) was a Belgian politician who served three terms as the prime minister of Belgium between 1946 and 1958...
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  • West Flanders. Notable people with the surname include: Van Acker / Vanacker Achille Van Acker (1898–1975), Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium...
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    he was Minister of Foreign Affairs under the subsequent ministers Achille Van Acker and Camille Huysmans. He was twice appointed Prime Minister as well...
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    country's social security legislation adopted by the government of Achille Van Acker in December 1944. The Social Pact brought together representatives...
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    Liberal Party, subsequently formed a rare "purple" government with Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister. Both parties had an anti-clerical agenda and aimed...
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    of the King's return. Van Glabbeke achieved his first ministry appointment in the Government of Prime Minister Achille Van Acker, and was appointed Minister...
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    government in February 1945 and he was replaced by the socialist Achille Van Acker. Pierlot's stance against Leopold III during the war made him a controversial...
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  • government in the aftermath of the Second World War. The government, with Achille Van Acker of the Belgian Socialist Party as Prime Minister, served for four...
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    Liberal Party, led by Achille Van Acker, reversed policies of the previous Catholic-led government regarding private schools. The Van Acker government lost...
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    confidence of the Christian Social and Liberal parties, outgoing PM Achille Van Acker formed a new government which included Socialists, Communists and...
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  • Prime minister (1939–1945) Achille Van Acker, Prime minister (1945–1946) Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime minister (1946) Achille Van Acker, Prime minister (1946)...
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    The prime minister of Belgium (Dutch: Eerste minister van België; French: Premier ministre de Belgique; German: Premierminister von Belgien) or the premier...
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    Onderzoekscommissie van de Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers van het parlementair onderzoek met het oog op het vaststellen van de precieze omstandigheden...
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    "fantastic". The king's advisor Raoul Van Overstraeten was not the Chief of Staff, as Brooke had assumed - Van Overstraeten had refused that rank - but...
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    Minister since 1939, Pierlot was finally replaced by the Socialist, Achille Van Acker. The government in exile was one of the last governments in which...
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    und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen Iñaki Urdangarin Achille Van Acker Victor van Strydonck de Burkel Pieter van Vollenhoven Frans Weisglas Wilhelmina of the...
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    Revolution of 1830. However, the Belgian Government under Prime Minister Achille Van Acker decided to forego celebrations in 1955 to have additional funding...
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  • Joseph Pholien, Prime minister (1950–1952) Jean Van Houtte, Prime minister (1952–1954) Achille Van Acker, Prime minister (1954–1958) Gaston Eyskens, Prime...
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    Period Trio Holder Head of government 1958 January–June    Belgium Achille Van Acker Gaston Eyskens (from 26 June) July–December  West Germany Konrad Adenauer...
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    Liberal Party, subsequently formed a rare "purple" government, with Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister. Raymond Impanis won the 52nd edition of the Paris–Roubaix...
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    1930s Eyskens was chief of staff of CVP ministers Edmond Rubbens and Philip Van Isacker. In 1939 Eyskens was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives...
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  • Partij The fist and rose emblem used by the party from 1973. President Achille Van Acker (first) André Cools (last) Founder Paul-Henri Spaak Founded May 1945...
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  • in Allied hands. The year 1945 was chaotic. Pierlot resigned, and Achille Van Acker of the Belgian Socialist Party formed a new government. There were...
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    Cavalry Group of the US Army, his brother Prince Charles and Belgian PM Achille Van Acker arrived in Strobl to confront the King with allegations of his having...
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  • in the year 1958 in Belgium. Monarch – Baudouin Prime Minister – Achille Van Acker (to 26 June); Gaston Eyskens (from 26 June) 1 January – Treaty of...
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  • Pierlot 22 February 1939 12 February 1945 5 years, 356 days   12 Achille Van Acker 12 February 1945 13 March 1946 1 year, 29 days 5 years, 218 days 31...
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    stabilised. Under the early regency, both the Pierlot and subsequent Achille Van Acker governments attempted to avoid confronting the issue of Leopold's...
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    able to regain his former position on the throne. In February 1945, Achille Van Acker replaced Pierlot as Prime Minister. The resistance was disarmed, and...
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  • Liberal Party, subsequently form a rare "purple" government, with Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister. April 12 – Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock...
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  • Ambassador of Flanders, the Flemish Parliament's gold medal for Merit, the Achille Van Acker Prize, the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award and the Global Thinkers Forum...
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