Camille Huysmans (May 26, 1871 - February 23, 1968, born as Camiel Hansen) was a Flemish-Belgium politician. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ...

Huymans studied German philology at Liege. He was a teacher from 1893 until 1897. In between these years he studied for his doctorate in German philology. Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Liège (Dutch: Luik, German: Lüttich; before 1946, the citys name was written Liége, with the acute accent) is a major city located in the Belgian province of Liège, of which it is the capital. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Huysmans joined the Belgische Werkliedenpartij (BWP), the predecessor of the Belgische Socialistische Partij (BSP) at a young age. He became a journalist for many socialist periodicals until 1904 en was thereafter active in the labor unions. Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Between 1905 and 1922 Huysmans was secretary of the Second International. In that function he had many contacts with Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the first Chinese revolution, in 1911. His main task was creating an active peace function. At the Socialist Conference in Stockholm in 1917 he pleaded against continuing the war. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Second International was an organization formed in 1889 (after several years of preparation) by socialist and labour parties who wished to work together for international socialism. ... Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ... It has been suggested that Revolutionary be merged into this article or section. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

He was a fighter for the Flemish movement and fought for using Dutch at the Ghent university, a battle he won in 1930 together with the Catholic Frans van Cauwelaert and liberal L. Franck. As Minister of Arts and Education he could pave the way for the Dutch language. Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish region, a constituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... Gent at Night Ghent (Gent in Dutch, Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city located in Flanders, Belgium. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of...

In World War II he fled to London. He regained the function as secretary between 1939 and 1944, also as acting chairman. After WWII (at age 75) he became Prime Minister and led a government of socialists, liberals and communists. With an insufficient majority, this government lasted not long. In the next government, he was Minister of Education. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

He remained very popular until old age. The national tribute for his 80th birthday attracted 100,000 visitors. At the age of 83 he became chairman of the Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers (lower house).

Functions

• councillor in Brussels (1908-1921)
• schepen van onderwijs te Antwerp (1921-1933)
• mayor of Antwerp (1933-1940 and 1944-1946)
• councillor in Antwerp (1946-1968)
• member of the lower house (1910-1965)
• chairman of the lower house (1936-1939 and 1954-1958)
• Minister of Arts and Education (1925-1927)
• Prime Minister (1946-1947)
• Minister of Education (1947-1949)

Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Belgian Baroque painter Rubens. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... -1... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Correspondence with Lenin

In his first period as secretary of the Second International he corresponded with Lenin between 1905 and 1914. It was published in 1963. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ( Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин  listen?), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) ( April 22 (April 10 ( O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the founder of the ideology of Leninism. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...