Birth of Paul Henri-Charles Spaak25 January 1899
Birth of Paul Henri-Charles Spaak
Historical person
Paul Henri-Charles Spaak Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Paul Henri-Charles Spaak, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Belgium.
28 records1899–196115 events4 places
Chronological biography
1899
1932
Deputy1932
Appointedocialist Deputy to the Belgian Parliament
1936
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1936
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Franco-Belgian Accord7 March 1936
Belgium ends the Franco-Belgian Accord of 1920, after the German Remilitarization of the Rhineland
1938
Prime Minister of Belgium13 May 1938
Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 1st term
Neutrality26 October 1938
Belgium declares its neutrality
1939
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1939
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 1st term
1940
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1940
Appointed Foreign Minister
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1940
Appointed Foreign Minister
Abdication30 May 1940
Says Leopolds reasons for staying are "mad, stupid, worse still criminal"
1944
Charter1944
Helps draft the Charter of Benelux to later establish the Benelux countries
1946
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1946
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 2nd term
1947
Prime Minister of Belgium1947
Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 2nd term
Prime Minister of Belgium19 March 1947
Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 3rd term
1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)4 April 1949
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)4 April 1949
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Treaty of NATO4 April 1949
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
1954
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1954
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 3rd term
1956
Conference of Messina1956
The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report
Government Report1956
The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report
InterGovernmental Conference1956
The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members
Spaak Report1956
The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report
Government Report30 May 1956
The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members
Spaak Report30 May 1956
The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members
1957
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)1957
Appointed Secretary General of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)1957
Appointed Secretary General of NATO
Secretary1957
Appointed Secretary General of NATO
1961
Foreign Secretary of Belgium1961
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 4th term
Titles and roles
Deputy · Diplomacy · Foreign Secretary of Belgium · President of Belgium · Prime Minister of Belgium · Secretary General of NATO
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.