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Hubert Pierlot

1883 - 1963

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Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot (French pronunciation: [ybɛʁ maʁi øʒɛn pjɛʁlo], 23 December 1883 – 13 December 1963) was a Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945. Pierlot, a lawyer and jurist, served in World War I before entering politics in the 1920s. A member of the Catholic Party, Pierlot became Prime Minister in 1939, shortly before Belgium entered World War II. In this capacity, he headed the Belgian government in exile, first from France and later Britain, while Belgium was under German occupation. During the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940, a violent disagreement broke out between Pierlot and King Leopold III over whether the King should follow the orders of his ministers and go into exile or surrender to the German Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Pierlot is the 6,432nd most popular politician (up from 10,381st in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 408th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hubert Pierlot ranks 6,432 out of 19,576. Before him are Arsames, Meles Zenawi, Prince William of Baden, Xiao Xin, Nicolas Catinat, and Cerdic of Wessex. After him are Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Manuel Komnenos, Joschka Fischer, Levi Lincoln Sr., Stephen Zápolya, and Emperor Tsuchimikado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Hubert Pierlot ranks 73. Before him are Ernest Ansermet, Kenji Doihara, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and Hermann Abendroth. After him are Yan Xishan, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Henri Delaunay, Karl von Terzaghi, Johnston McCulley, and Augustinas Voldemaras. Among people deceased in 1963, Hubert Pierlot ranks 49. Before him are Sylvanus Olympio, Mohammad Ali Bogra, Sivananda Saraswati, Remedios Varo, Rikidōzan, and Alois Hudal. After him are Alexander Marinesko, Eduard Spranger, Karl von Terzaghi, William Beveridge, Camille Chautemps, and Sarit Thanarat.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hubert Pierlot ranks 219 out of 1,190. Before him are Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Eric Gerets (1954), Roelant Savery (1576), Wilfried Martens (1936), and Lutgardis (1182). After him are Juan de Flandes (1450), Théophile de Donder (1872), Robert Cailliau (1947), Pierre Deligne (1944), Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), and Adeliza of Louvain (1103).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Hubert Pierlot ranks 63. Before him are Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Ida of Lorraine (1040), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), and Wilfried Martens (1936). After him are Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), and Emile Vandervelde (1866).

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