Jules Destrée
Politician
1863 – 1936
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Who was Jules Destrée?
Jules Destrée was a Walloon lawyer, cultural critic and socialist politician. The trials subsequent to the strikes of 1886 determined his commitment within the Belgian Labour Party. He wrote a Letter to the King in 1912, which is seen as the founding declaration of the Walloon movement. He is famous for his quote "Il n'y a pas de Belges", pointing to the lack of patriotic feelings in Flemings and Walloons, while pleading for some kind of federal state.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1863
Charleroi - Nationality
- Belgium
- Education
- Université libre de Bruxelles
- Died
- Jan 3, 1936
Brussels
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on July 23, 2013
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