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Gaston Eyskens

1905 - 1988

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Eyskens is the 9,457th most popular politician (up from 11,174th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 448th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Belgian Politician.

Gaston Eyskens was a Belgian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Belgium for several terms during the 20th century. He is particularly famous for his role in shaping Belgium's post-war economic policy and for his efforts to promote European integration as a means of ensuring peace and prosperity in the region.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaston Eyskens ranks 9,457 out of 19,576. Before him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Galindo Aznárez II, Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, Giselbert of Luxembourg, Johannes Vares, and Anne Lister. After him are André Marty, Hussein Onn, Giovanni Dandolo, John III, Duke of Bavaria, Francisco Sagasti, and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Gaston Eyskens ranks 123. Before him are Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, The Boswell Sisters, Edgar Snow, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Paul Ariste, and Charles Lane. After him are Maximilian Grabner, Martin Gottfried Weiss, George Kelly, Ángel Bossio, Dmitri Shepilov, and Hilde Holger. Among people deceased in 1988, Gaston Eyskens ranks 83. Before him are Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Charles Addams, Gil Evans, Anne Ramsey, and Alfréd Wetzler. After him are Antal Doráti, Aparicio Méndez, Françoise Dolto, Tore Keller, Seán MacBride, and Rose Ausländer.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gaston Eyskens ranks 344 out of 1,190. Before him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Achille Van Acker (1898), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), René Jacobs (1946), and Joseph Cardijn (1882). After him are Georges Theunis (1873), Jan Porcellis (1583), Lambert Lombard (1505), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), George Albert Boulenger (1858), and Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Gaston Eyskens ranks 87. Before him are Camille Huysmans (1871), Hélène Dutrieu (1877), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), and Achille Van Acker (1898). After him are Georges Theunis (1873), Pierre Harmel (1911), Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), and Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919).

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