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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaston Eyskens has received more than 110,037 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gaston Eyskens is the 11,062nd most popular politician (down from 8,503rd in 2019), the 424th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 320th in 2019) and the 98th 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 11,062 out of 15,577. Before him are Florence Harding, J. B. M. Hertzog, Alla Kushnir, Rafael Núñez, August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and Ioannis Rallis. After him are Ekaterina Maximova, Yaroslav II of Kiev, Ceol of Wessex, Zainab al Ghazali, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, and Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Gaston Eyskens ranks 166. Before him are Joan Coromines, Leo Genn, Georges Schehadé, Eugen Sänger, Aurelio González, and Al Taliaferro. After him are Luigi Zampa, Hilde Holger, Rodolfo Orlandini, Ángel Melogno, Aris Velouchiotis, and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos. Among people deceased in 1988, Gaston Eyskens ranks 109. Before him are Roy Buchanan, Ulanhu, Rose Ausländer, Steno, Pete Maravich, and Marcel Bozzuffi. After him are Sylvester, Arnulfo Arias, Sewall Wright, Shen Congwen, Giorgio Almirante, and John Houseman.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gaston Eyskens ranks 424 out of 1,019. Before him are Sophie Wilmès (1975), Raymond Braine (1907), Didier Reynders (1958), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Louis Van Hege (1889), and Dirk Frimout (1941). After him are Paul Anspach (1882), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Joseph Mermans (1922), Matthias Schoenaerts (1977), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), and Jean Servais (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Gaston Eyskens ranks 98. Before him are Pierre Harmel (1911), Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), Joseph Lebeau (1794), Sophie Wilmès (1975), Didier Reynders (1958), and Gustaaf Deloor (1913). After him are Victor Boin (1886), Sœur Emmanuelle (1908), Henry Carton de Wiart (1869), Jean Duvieusart (1900), Ludo Martens (1946), and Léon Delacroix (1867).

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