François Bovesse

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François Bovesse

François Louis Charles Marie Bovesse (born June 10, 1890 in Namur , Namur Province ; † February 1, 1944 ibid) was a Belgian politician of the Parti Libéral and, among other things, Belgium's Minister of Justice twice .

Life

Lawyer and advocate for the interests of Wallonia

Bovesse, who joined the Parti Libéral in 1908, studied law at the University of Liège after attending school . Already during his studies he was involved, inspired by Jules Destrée , in organizations promoting the interests of Wallonia and in 1911 became a member of the Friends of Walloon Art in Namur. To promote the art and interests of Wallonia, he founded the magazine Sambre et Meuse in 1912 , which not only took up cultural aspects, but also became the mouthpiece of a militant policy in Wallonia. In addition, he became a member of the Walloon League in the Arrondissement of Namur and also secretary of the Young Guard of Wallonia ( Jeune Garde de Wallonie ) in Namur.

After the outbreak of World War I , he joined the Belgian armed forces and took part in the 1914 Battle of Liège , Antwerp and the First Battle of Flanders . After being wounded, he joined the Calais Military Prosecutor's Office .

After the end of the First World War he was admitted to the bar in 1918 and settled as a lawyer in Namur. In addition, he continued his commitment to the interests of Wallonia and was a functionary of the Walloon League in Namur and a member of the Wallonia National Union and in 1923 founder of the Committee of the Fête de la Région Wallonne , with which Wallonia has since participated in the Belgian on the third Sunday in September Revolution of 1830 is thought. Bovesse, who became a member of the Walloon Assembly in 1927, also advocated the independence and equality of the Walloon language in the Flemish-Walloon conflict in order to counter the "Flamisation" of Wallonia.

Justice Minister, Provincial Governor and Assassination

On June 12, 1934, he was appointed Minister of Justice of Belgium for the first time by Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville as the successor to Paul-Émile Janson and also held this post in the subsequent government of Prime Minister Georges Theunis until he was replaced by Eugène Soudan on March 25, 1935 He held the office of Minister of Justice for a second time from June 13, 1936 to April 14, 1937 in the government of Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland , when he was replaced by Hubert Pierlot . In this function, too, he defended the positions of the Wallon Movement through the Franco-Belgian Defense Agreement and the rejection of an amnesty and the consequent further fight against the fascist movement of the Rexists .

In 1937 he was appointed governor of the province of Namur and in this function advocated decentralization of the administration in order to strengthen the positions of the provinces. After the occupation of Belgium by the German Wehrmacht during the western campaign in World War II , Bovesse lost the office of governor in 1940 and resumed his work as a lawyer. In the following years he spoke out against the occupying power as well as against the collaboration with them.

On February 1, 1944, François Bovesse was killed in an assassination attempt by the Rexists.

At the 2005 broadcast television program Le plus grand Belge (Most Belgians) of the Walloon station RTBF he was selected more than 50 years after his assassination ranked 93rd

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SURNAME Bovesse, François
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bovesse, François Louis Charles Marie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Namur , Namur Province
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1944
Place of death Namur , Namur Province