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Paul-Henri Spaak

1899–1972 · 20th century

Paul-Henri Spaak was a Belgian Socialist statesman, several times prime minister and foreign minister. He presided over the first General Assembly of the United Nations in 1946, chaired the committee whose Spaak Report of 1956 led to the Treaty of Rome, and served as Secretary General of NATO from 1957 to 1961. He is counted among the founding fathers of European integration.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Paul-Henri Spaak. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paul-henri-spaak
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