Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO. Nicknamed "Mr. Europe", he was a leader in the formation of the institutions that evolved into the current European Union, along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer.
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- Schaerbeek
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- 🏆 Charlemagne Prize🏆 Medal of Freedom🏆 Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion🏆 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour🏆 Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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1899
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Birth1972
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