In 1946 Belgian Paul-Henri Spaak became the first president of this organization's General Assembly
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Paul Henri Spaak facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  The Belgian statesman Paul Henri Spaak (1899-1972) was an architect of the ... Cabinet positions to become Belgium's first Socialist prime minister, in 1938. ... Spaak's interest in and commitment to international organization enhanced ... Meanwhile, he had been elected (January 1946) president of the General Assembly of...
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Paul-Henri Spaak - New World Encyclopedia  Oct 18, 2016 ... President of the United Nations General Assembly. In office 1946  1947 ... In February 1936 he became Minister of Foreign Affairs, serving first under ... Those who believe that the European organization of tomorrow is a system in which ... Paul-Henri Spaak signed the treaty for Belgium, together with Jean...
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Paul-Henri Spaak | Belgian statesman | Britannica.com  He became Belgium's first socialist prime minister (193839) and again served ... and served as president of the organization's first General Assembly in 1946.
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SPAAK, Paul-Henri Charles, Belgian politician and second ...  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1957-1961, was born 25 January 1899 in ... in 1921 became the first woman member of the Belgian parliament. ..... Re-elected as President of the Schuman Plan Assembly in May 1953, Spaak retired ..... Paul-Henri Spaak, the new Secretary General of NATO, welcomes the change...
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Paul-Henri Spaak - Wikipedia  Paul Henri Charles Spaak (25 January 1899  31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian ... In 1945, he was chosen to chair the first session of the General Assembly of ... of the Council of Europe between 1949-50 and became the first President of .... first from 13 to 31 March 1946, the shortest government in Belgian history,...
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NATO History  It is often said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in response to ... and named NATO's first Secretary General, Lord Ismay of the United Kingdom. ... The Harmel Report helped to lay the foundation for the convening of the .... freedom from the violent extremism bred by instability and nation-state failure.
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Speakers at the U.N. assembly have history of memorable props ...  Sep 28, 2012 ... When Yasser Arafat spoke before the General Assembly in 1974, Israel was ... Organization leader appeared wearing his gun belt and holster,...
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George Marshall calls for aid to Europe - Jun 05, 1947 - HISTORY.com  In one of the most significant speeches of the Cold War, Secretary of State George ... calls on the United States to assist in the economic recovery of postwar Europe. ... On June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard ... as the Marshall Plan), which set aside $4 billion in aid for Western Europe.
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Organisation of the League of Nations - Wikipedia  The League of Nations was established with three main constitutional organs: the Assembly; ... The Permanent Secretariat, established at the seat of the League at Geneva, ... of the Assembly, adopted at Its Eleventh Meeting, 30 November 1920. ... were held from 15 November to 18 December in Geneva, Switzerland. At the...
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Examining the Leaders of North and South Vietnam - dummies  He left for Europe in 1911 on a French ship departing from Saigon, learning about ... after the war and was a founding member of the French Communist Party.
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Gustav Klimt - Wikipedia  Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862  February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement ... Klimt became one of the founding members and president of the Wiener .... I of Austria was the first to purchase a folio set of Das Werk Gustav Klimts in 1908.
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OAS :: Who We Are  The Organization was established in order to achieve among its member statesas stipulated in Article 1 of the Charter"an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen their collaboration, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence."
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League of Nations - New World Encyclopedia  Jul 26, 2014 ... The League held its first meeting in London on January 10, 1920. .... and the free city of Danzig (now Gdask, Poland) from November 15, 1920...
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Liechtenstein facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  In Europe, Liechtenstein joined EFTA in 1991 and became a member of the .... became a member of the United Nations on 18 September 1990; it belongs to the IAEA ... In 1999 Liechtenstein became the subject of an international investigation ..... Organizations include the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Historical...
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United Nations General Assembly - Wikipedia  The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations, appoint the ... The first session was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Westminster Central...
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Jean Henri Dunant facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  Jean Henri Dunant was born on May 8, 1828, in Geneva, Switzerland, ... Founded in 1844 by London merchant George Williams, the YMCA had quickly .... In December 1901, the Nobel Committee awarded Dunant with its first Peace Prize, an ... "The International Committee of the Red Cross," in International Organization...
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Freemasonry as a Patriotic Society? The 1830 Belgian ... - rehmlac  Freemasonry, patriotism, nationalism, revolution, Belgium .... Joseph Lebeau had been initiated with the lodge Les Amis de la Parfaite Intelligence (Huy) ... Voted member of the National Congress, he repeatedly travelled to France to find a .... Vrais Amis de l'Union, a Brussels lodge, took the initiative to invite the three other...
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UN Secretary-General Trygve Halvdan Lie | United Nations Archives ...  Mr. Lie became a member of the Norwegian Labor Party Youth Organization in ... 1946 Mr. Lie was elected the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Special Reports: Kids Take Charge at the UN - Scholastic  The organization operates through its six major organs. ... The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. ... recommendations on any matter within the scope of the charter, it has been called the "town meeting of the world.
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FW de Klerk - Biography.com  Sep 12, 2014 ... Follow the work of former South African President F.W. de Klerk, ... In 1986, he became leader of the House of Assembly. ... Two years later, de Klerk and Nelson Mandela were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their anti-apartheid ... De Klerk quickly succeeded Botha, first as head of the National...
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International Committee of the Red Cross - History Organization  In February of 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Socit genevoise d'utilit publique [Geneva Public Welfare ... Boissier, Pierre, Histoire du Comit international de la Croix-Rouge de Solfrino  Tsoushima. ... Transl. by Edward Fitzgerald of Le Troisime Combattant. ... All you need to know about the Nobel Peace Prize!