Paul-Henri Spaak
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Paul-Henri Spaak 🇧🇪

Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (Known as "Mr. Europe")
Founding Father of the European Union, Prime Minister, First President of UN General Assembly
Born Jan 25, 1899 🇧🇪 Schaerbeek (Brussels), Belgium
Passed Away Jul 31, 1972 Braine-l'Alleud (Walloon Brabant), Belgium
Lifespan 73 years old
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"There are only two kinds of countries in Europe: small countries, and countries that have not yet realized they are small."

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Historic Belgian statesman and founding father of European integration who was elected first President of the UN General Assembly (1946), drafted the Treaty of Rome (1957), and served as Secretary General of NATO.

Biographical Record

A lawyer and socialist parliamentarian, Spaak served as Belgium's youngest Prime Minister in 1938 at age 39. During World War II, he served as Foreign Minister of the Belgian government-in-exile in London, negotiating the 1944 Benelux Customs Agreement.

In January 1946, Spaak made history when he was elected the first President of the United Nations General Assembly. As president of the Brussels conference, his 1956 'Spaak Report' laid the blueprint for the 1957 Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and Euratom, cementing his title as 'Mr. Europe'.

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Braine-l'Alleud Communal Cemetery (Forfeau)
Braine-l'Alleud (Walloon Brabant), Belgium
GPS: 50.6833, 4.3667
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